The total number of recovered cases is more than 30 times the number of active cases, the ministry said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark on December 18, 2020. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John …
Read More »Government must indemnify vaccine manufacturers against all lawsuits: Adar Poonawalla | India News
NEW DELHI: Vaccine manufacturers must have protection against all lawsuits by vaccinations especially during a pandemic, the executive director of the Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla has said. He also said that vaccine makers will propose this to the government, while speaking on a virtual panel about the …
Read More »How the Moderna vaccine compares to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine
NEW YORK: US regulators authorized Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first US authorization for Pfizer Inc and the BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine. The following is a comparison of the two vaccinations and what to expect when both are available: How are …
Read More »India’s COVID-19 cases surpass the 1 crore mark
The total number of recovered cases is more than 30 times the number of active cases, the ministry said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark on December 18, 2020. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John …
Read More »Center calls on states to be prepared for the “adverse” effects of vaccination | India News
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry said Tuesday that India is doing relatively well in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as talking about the way forward: vaccinations. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 29,000 cold chain points, 240 cold rooms, 70 cold rooms, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 …
Read More »Status of Covid Vaccine in India, Worldwide in 5 Charts
NEW DELHI: The world has reached a turning point in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic after the UK announced a mass vaccination campaign earlier this week to vaccinate its citizens. India, which is the world’s largest vaccine maker, is also expected to launch its first injections in the coming …
Read More »India and South Africa seek to free Covid-19 drugs and vaccines from patents and intellectual property rights. This is why
The race to obtain regulator approval for the launch of the vaccine has entered its final stretch in India and the government is beefing up plans to immunize 30 million high-risk people in phase 1. Amid these developments, India and South Africa, backed by other low-income and developing countries, are …
Read More »Covid-19: 29k cold chain points established for vaccines | India News
NEW DELHI: With three anti-Covid vaccines under regulatory review for emergency use, the government is preparing 28,947 cold chain points with 85,643 pieces of equipment across the country that are capable of storing the vaccines needed for the first set than 3 crore of health and frontline workers. The Center …
Read More »Indian Coronavirus Vaccine: India Puts Hopes on 4 Covid-19 Vaccines to Inoculate Rs 30 Crore in July | India News
NEW DELHI: The government expects two Covid-19 vaccines, Covishield from Oxford-AstraZeneca and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, to be available in January and about four vaccines by the end of April, increasing prospects for adequate supplies to inoculate a priority of Rs 30 crore. population in July, an official said. While …
Read More »Indian Coronavirus Vaccine: India Puts Hopes on 4 Covid-19 Vaccines to Inoculate Rs 30 Crore in July | India News
NEW DELHI: The government expects two Covid-19 vaccines, Covishield from Oxford-AstraZeneca and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, to be available in January and about four vaccines by the end of April, increasing prospects for adequate supplies to inoculate a priority of Rs 30 crore. population in July, an official said. While …
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