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India rehearses for massive coronavirus vaccination drive; Vardhan assures people on safety of vaccine

11:18 pm January 2, 2021

New Delhi: As India came closer to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, a dry run was held by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive inoculation drive, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealing to people not to be misguided by ”rumours” and disinformation regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Vardhan said that […]

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Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Covaxin can work against mutated coronavirus: Bharat Biotech

10:52 pm December 29, 2020

Hyderabad: Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Directorof the city-based vaccine maker Krishna Ella said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of […]

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Ambani says will provide technology tools for COVID-19 vaccination drive

8:27 pm December 15, 2020

New Delhi: As India gets ready to roll out one of the largest vaccine programmes, billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said his group is working with authorities to provide technology tools and backbone for mass inoculation against COVID-19. Ambani’s telecom venture Jio was rolled out four years back, offering free voice calling and dirt-cheap data. Today, Jio is India’s largest telecom […]

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Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use authorisation for indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin

11:51 pm December 7, 2020

New Delhi: After Pfizer and Serum Institute, Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech on Monday applied to the central drug regulator seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, official sources said. Covaxin is being indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). On December 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an all-party meeting had expressed hope that a […]

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Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Bengal minister becomes first volunteer to take ‘Covaxin’ in phase III trial in Kolkata

10:55 pm December 2, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim became the first volunteer to take a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, in the Phase III trial here on Wednesday. The Phase-III regulatory trial of Covaxin started at the city-based ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), which functions under the Department of Health Research, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. “I feel […]

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