A lakh twenty-five thousand frontline healthcare workers have been included to receive the Covid-19 vaccine under emergency use, as preparations for the distribution, storage and administration of the vaccine in Mumbai entered the final stage this week. On Tuesday, more than one hundred BMC officials, including all executive health officials, …
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NEW DELHI: A day before the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination trial, the Indian drug regulator’s expert panel on Friday cleared the platforms for emergency use authorization for the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University from Oxford. The vaccine, which is being produced locally under the name Covishield by the Serum …
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It has been almost a month since several countries began vaccinating against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. While the UK was the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin the immunization campaign, several others have joined the list since then. Most countries have approved Pfizer Inc-BioNTech SE or …
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The United States is expected to approve the low-cost AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine in April. Washington, United States: The United States is expected to approve the low-cost AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine in April, a senior official said, more than three months after Britain’s green light on Wednesday. Moncef Slaoui, the …
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New Delhi: A trial of the Covid vaccine will take place in all states on Saturday, January 2, the government said when authorities hinted that approval of a vaccine could be just around the corner. Today, the Union Secretary of Health chaired a high-level meeting with all states and Territories …
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A government-appointed panel has accepted requests for approval of the emergency use of 3 vaccines. New Delhi: Approval of a Covid vaccine may come soon, the country’s drug control authority said. In a webinar today, Dr VG Somani, Comptroller General of Drugs, said: “We will probably have a happy New …
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Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS Delhi, said that India will have the Covid vaccine in a few days. (Archive) New Delhi: Calling the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a “big step forward”, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Wednesday that India …
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NEW DELHI: The Subject Matter Experts Committee (SEC) of the Indian Drug Controller will hold a meeting to consider the Serum Institute of India’s request for approval of the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, said a government official . According to sources, only the Serum Institute application will be …
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After British regulators approved AstraZeneca’s vaccine to provide immunity against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Wednesday, British Health Minister Matt Hancock said the approval was “good news for everyone.” Speaking to Sky News, Hancock highlighted the advantages of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, over other Covid-19 …
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UK COVID Vaccine – The vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has been approved for use in the UK. London: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca as it battles a …
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