NEW DELHI: India, the world’s largest vaccine maker, is expected to launch its first vaccines in the coming weeks with at least three candidates under active consideration by India’s drug regulator. The Pune-based Serum Institute of India and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech have already approached the Controller General of …
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However, distributing the vaccines in India’s first mass vaccination campaign for adults could be a daunting task. It will require expanding India’s existing cold chain capacity at breakneck speed, especially in some of the most densely populated parts of the country, where such infrastructure is very limited. It will also …
Read More »AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria Awaits Vaccine Approval This Month
Amid the increase in coronavirus cases in the country, Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS and member of the national working group on the management of Covid-19, has said that we now have vaccines, which are in their stage of final test in India. Dr. Randeep Guleria is hoping for …
Read More »Serum Institute Files Rs 100 Million Defamation Case Against Volunteer Who Said Vaccine Made Him Sick
The Serum Institute of India filed a Rs 100 million defamation lawsuit on Sunday against a Chennai-based volunteer who participated in its coronavirus vaccine trial and claimed it triggered an adverse reaction, including neurological deterioration. Serum Institute has partnered with drug maker AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to produce …
Read More »Population group prioritization, storage facility in focus, PM Modi reviews India’s plan for Covid-19 vaccination
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Friday to review India’s vaccination strategy in which issues such as prioritization of population groups and the technological platform for the deployment of the vaccine for the coronavirus were discussed. Modi tweeted that the meeting discussed important topics related to the progress …
Read More »$ 60 Chinese Vaccine, US To Resume Oxford Trial, Health Card In India: Latest Covid-19 Vaccine Updates
With the UK government in the process of human challenge testing to accelerate the pace of implementation of an effective Covid-19 vaccine, the race between countries to immunize their citizens has intensified. These are the latest developments from around the world: $ 60 Chinese Vaccine A city in China’s Zhejiang …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi Suggests Developing a Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Plan for Quick Access to Citizens
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 17, 2020 8:57:01 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Proceedings) Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Saturday to review the current situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and suggested developing a vaccine delivery system in line with …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine scheduled for early next year, possible from more than one source: Harsh Vardhan | India News
NEW DELHI: India is expected to have the Covid-19 vaccine early next year, and possibly from more than one source, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday. He hoped to be able to provide doses of 40 to 50 crore to 20-25 crore of people in the country by next …
Read More »India inc can purchase Covid vaccines for its employees
The Union government will consider a plan to allow companies, especially large ones in strategically important businesses, to strike direct agreements with Covid-19 vaccine developers to secure doses for their employees, officials familiar with the matter said, detailing the current thinking in political circles. about the country’s vaccination plan. The …
Read More »Corona vaccine update: COVID-19 vaccine
Corona vaccine update: The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has said that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate must show at least 50 percent efficacy during phase III clinical trials for it to be widely implemented. However, it will be necessary to generate adequate data that inform about the potential risk …
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