The world’s largest vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus will begin on Saturday when India begins vaccinating three million million of its front-line workers. In the first phase, two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield, will be administered to the priority groups. More than one crore and 5.27 lakh people have …
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Within 24 hours of last week, an expert committee from the national drug regulator changed its decision on whether Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 candidate vaccine could be recommended for approval without evidence of its efficacy in humans, the minutes of the committee meetings held on January 1 and 2 show. The …
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The indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will be used as a ‘backup’, only if the country needs additional doses to vaccinate large numbers of people, particularly given the possibility of an increase sudden triggered by the UK variant. And, unlike the …
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The indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will be used as a ‘backup’, only if the country needs additional doses to vaccinate large numbers of people, particularly given the possibility of an increase sudden triggered by the UK variant. And, unlike the …
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India formally approved the emergency use of two vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as it prepares for one of the world’s largest campaigns and plans to inoculate some 300 million people on a priority list this year. India’s Comptroller General of Drugs VG Somani gave the green light for …
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NEW DELHI: Several Congressional leaders on Sunday raised questions about the approval process for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, saying the “premature” step can prove to be “dangerous.” The government and the BJP responded vigorously to criticism from Congress, and BJP chief JP Nadda said the opposition party comes up with …
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BENGALURU: From making vaccines available in Left-wing Extremist (LWE) areas to crowd management at the sites and lending of cold chain facilities to ensure uninterrupted power supply, at least 19 ministries and 23 different departments in addition to the ministry of health and the departments roles to ensure the smooth …
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An expert panel from India’s top drug regulator on Saturday recommended restricted emergency approval for Covaxin, Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 candidate vaccine currently being tested in the country. The panel of experts now recommended a restricted authorization for two candidate vaccines in as many days; on Friday, it recommended similar approval …
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The Government of India has granted approval in principle to two vaccines against Coronavirus, setting the stage for the deployment of the first phase of mass vaccination in the country. The Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Organization for the Control of Medicines Standards recommended the granting of …
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An expert panel from India’s central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for the restricted use of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech Covaxin in an emergency situation, especially in the context of infection by mutant strains, authorities said. The recommendation for the Bharat Biotech vaccine came …
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