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Inauguration of the start of trials at the ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases. Calcutta: The Governor of West Bengal has volunteered for the third phase of the trial of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. Opening the start of trials at the ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases …

Phase 3 clinical trials of Indian coronavirus vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech are conducted in partnership with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) lead medical body. Trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, involving 26,000 participants at 22 sites across the country, began on November 16. It is the largest …

The WHO chief urges critics who have accused the agency of handing over the reins of the investigation to China to stop “politicizing” the issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is …

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that the central government plans to vaccinate between 25 and 30 million people against the new coronavirus by July-August next year. “In the first 3-4 months of next year, there is a possibility that we can provide vaccines to the people of …

PUNE / AHMEDABAD / HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited units of three vaccine Indian manufacturers to review the progress of the vaccine development and manufacturing process – Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune. Modi’s first stop was Ahmedabad, …

AHMEDABAD / HYDERABAD / PUNE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune on Saturday to review the coronavirus vaccine development work there. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the one-day visit was aimed at gaining a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India’s effort to …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune on Saturday to take stock of the development of the COVID-19 vaccine on the premises there. Modi will visit the plant of the main pharmaceutical Zydus Cadila in Ahmedabad to obtain information on the development of its vaccine, said …

Five volunteers have signed up for the phase 3 trials of Covaxin and were vaccinated with the first dose on Thursday. (File photo) Covaxin Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Volunteers given a dose of Covaxin vaccine have yet to complain of any health problems or symptoms, said a Gujarat-based hospital official, who …

The five healthy volunteers, who received an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine from Bharat Biotech International Limited at Sola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad of Gujarat, have not complained of any health problems so far, a senior doctor said on Friday. During the phase 3 clinical trials of Covaxin, the first …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-city visit on Saturday to “personally review the development and manufacturing process of the (coronavirus) vaccine,” the Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday. He will visit the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and the Serum Institute …