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IMF Chief Praises India For ‘Very Decisive Steps’ During COVID-19
Washington: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva had a lot of praise for India for taking “very decisive” in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences. She also asked India to do more this year to support an…
People In India Can’t Choose Their Brand Of Vaccine: Govt
New Delhi: One of the questions doing the rounds on the COVID-19 vaccination process in India was whether citizens could choose their vaccine from the ones approved by Drugs Controller General of India -- Serum Institute of India’s…
PM Narendra Modi To Virtually Launch Vaccination Drive & Co-Win App On Jan 16
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick-off the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16. He will also officially launch the Co-WIN app on the same day, reported India Today TV.
The decision to launch India's…
Four More COVID-19 Vaccines Being Developed: Health Ministry
New Delhi: With Serum Institute of India (SII)-manufactured Oxford University’s Covishield has been rolled out in India as first COVID-19 vaccine, there are four more waiting for approval from the authorities.
According to Union Health…
COVID Vaccine To Cost 5 Times More For Pvt Players: Serum CEO
Pune: The CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, on Tuesday said his firm has decided to sell the first 100 million doses of Covishield vaccine at a special price to the government.
Poonawalla said the SII will be selling…
First Flight Carrying COVID-19 Vaccines Departs From Pune
Pune: The first flight carrying COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield — from the Serum Institute of India (SII) left Pune at 8 am and is expected to land in Delhi at 10.15 am, according to officials aware of the development.
The first doses of…
Oxford Vaccine Likely To Cost Rs 200 Per Vial
New Delhi: The government may place an order today for the Oxford vaccine that is likely to be priced at Rs 200 a vial in India, NDTV quoted sources from Adar Poonawalla's Serum Institute of India (SII) as saying.
"The purchase order for…
Don’t Hesitate To Get Vaccinated, Listen To Scientists, Says Delhi’s First COVID Patient
New Delhi: The capital's first coronavirus patient on Monday urged people to get immunized without hesitation and listen to the scientific community, and not get swayed by those "spreading misconception" about it, The New Indian Express…
India’s Petroleum Consumption Falls For First Time In 21 Years
New Delhi: With the COVID-19 pandemic halting businesses and factories for several months during nationwide lockdown, India’s consumption of petroleum declined for the first time in 21 years.
Demand for petroleum in India, one of the…
Vaccine Volunteer Died Of Suspected Poisoning, Claims Bharat Biotech
New Delhi: Following reports of a volunteer’s demise during its Phase 3 vaccine trials, Bharat Biotech on Saturday cited cardio respiratory failure due to suspected poisoning as the probable cause of death.
The statement they issued also…