Covaxin

Maha: 1.29 lakh given vaccine, tally now over 28.19 lakh

10:17 pm March 14, 2021

Mumbai: Over 1.29 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in 1,556 centres in Maharashtra on Saturday, officials said. Of these, 1,23,150 got the Covishield vaccine and 6,816 were given Covaxin, they said on Sunday. Between January 16, when the vaccination drive began, and March 13, a total of 28,19,888 beneficiaries have been given the shots, […]

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

Bharat Biotech’s corona vaccine 81% effective

10:42 pm March 3, 2021

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, whose emergency use approval before finishing final stage testing had triggered a row, has shown an 81 per cent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in an interim analysis of the advanced clinical trial, the company said on Wednesday, boosting prospects of its usage. Covaxin, which was shunned by some health […]

PM Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS

1:33 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Nurse P Niveda, who hails from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the prime minister, sources said. ”Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

Clinical trials indicate India’s vaccines will be effective against Covid-19 variants: ICMR

2:23 pm February 19, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava has said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous Covid-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil. A paper on Covaxin’s neutralization potential against the UK strain has […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

11:07 pm February 15, 2021

New Delhi: About 18-19 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in different clinical trial stages and may be available in the coming months, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccination against COVID-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age. ”About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in […]