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Vaccine Procurement: Moderna Refuses State’s Request, To Deal Only With Centre
Several Indian states, including Odisha, are keen to procure COVID-19 vaccines from the world market to speed up the process of inoculation. But it may not be smooth sailing for the state governments to get vaccines from abroad.
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Good News: India To Produce 850 Million Doses Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine
Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has already been rolled out in India, with the soft launch taking place last week.
It’s the third vaccine to be used in India’s massive inoculation drive and the country has received over 2 lakh doses…
Why Just A 4-Week Gap Between 2 Doses Of Covaxin? Here Is ICMR’s Explanation
New Delhi: There has been considerable debate over why the gap between doses of the Covishield vaccine has been changed since it was first used in India four months ago.
As per the latest guidelines, the second dose of Covishield – the…
Covishield Update: 2nd Dose Appointment After 84 Days Only; Already Booked Slots Valid
New Delhi: Ever since the minimum gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine was increased from 42 days to 84 days, there has been confusion among those who were preparing to get their second jab as per the previous guideline.
There were…
Covaxin Found To Be Effective Against COVID-19 Strains First Detected In India, UK
Covaxin has been found to be effective against the B.1.617 and B.1.1.7 variants of COVID-19 which were first identified in India and the UK.
Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, informed on Sunday that their vaccine has produced…
COVID Vaccine: Centre To Provide States & UTs 1.9 Cr Doses Free Of Cost Within May
New Delhi: Even as most states have been complaining of inadequate availability of vaccines, the Union government said on Friday it will distribute a total of 1 crore 92 lakh doses of Covishield and Covaxin to the states and union…
Good News: Covaxin Production To Be Doubled By June 2021
New Delhi: The current production capacity of Bharat Biotech-developed COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ will be doubled by next month and increased nearly 6-7 folds by July-August 2021.
According to the Union Ministry of Science &…
Fact Check: Will States Now Import COVID-19 Vaccines?
The central government announced last month that those above 18 years of age will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1.
Hospitals and vaccination centres were already struggling to cope with demand for vaccines from the above-45…
Fact Check: Will Zydus Cadila’s COVID Vaccine Be Approved In June?
Cadila Healthcare (CHL), also known as Zydus Cadila, will submit data related to its vaccine candidate ZyCov-D by end of May and hopes to receive approval from the regulators in June itself.
“Our vaccine trial for ZyCoV-D which is a…
Received Advance From Govt, Can’t Ramp Up Vaccine Production Overnight: SII CEO
After the Centre rubbished media reports saying that it had not placed fresh orders for COVID-19 vaccines, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla also clarified they have received an advance of Rs 1732.50 crore from the Union…