COVID-19 vaccine

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

Bharat Biotech on course to have 26,000 volunteers for Phase-3 clinical trials of Covaxin

11:28 pm January 2, 2021

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech on Saturday said it is moving towards achieving the target of having 26,000 volunteers across the country for Phase-3 trials of its Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’. The company has already roped in 23,000 volunteers for the trials, it said. The company statement has come after an expert panel of India’s central drug […]

Biden publicly receives COVID-19 vaccine

12:34 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the vaccine when it is available. Biden received the first course of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Christiana Care Hospital. “I am doing this to demonstrate that people should […]

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

10:05 pm December 20, 2020

Olive Branch: Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US left a distribution center on Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The trucks left the factory in the Memphis area with the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of […]

US Vice President Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on camera

10:31 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday received a COVID-19 vaccine in front of journalists and television cameras as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to bring confidence among Americans on its efficacy. Pence along with the Second Lady, Karen Pence, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams were administered the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from Walter Reed medical staff. “I didn’t feel a thing. Well […]

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

8:41 pm December 15, 2020

Washington: Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of […]