AstraZeneca COVID vaccine safe to use while potential rare effects probed: WHO Ruchika Sharma27 March 2021 11:53 AM ISTGeneva: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is still recommended for use while studies continue to examine any potential link to "very rare" side effects...
No ban on Covid-19 vaccine exports, says Govt source Ruchika Sharma26 March 2021 1:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and New Delhi will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government...
Export of Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine delayed as infections surge Ruchika Sharma25 March 2021 2:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has put a temporary hold on all major exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the...
Increase interval between 2 Covishield doses to 4-8 weeks: Centre to States, UTs Ruchika Sharma23 March 2021 3:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: In view of the emerging scientific evidence, the interval between two doses of a specific COVID-19 vaccine i.e. COVISHIELD, has been...
Serum Institute to delay COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Brazil, Morocco, Saudi due to rising demand at home Ruchika Sharma22 March 2021 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has told Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Morocco that further supplies of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will...
South Africa sells AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to other African Union member states Ruchika Sharma22 March 2021 10:00 AM ISTAfter pausing the roll-out of the AstraZeneca vaccine, South Africa started inoculating healthcare workers with Johnson & Johnson shots in a research...
Nepal gives Emergency Use Authorization to Covaxin Ruchika Sharma21 March 2021 10:30 AM ISTKathmandu: Nepal's drug regulatory body has approved India's Covaxin jab against Covid-19 for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).Nepal's EUA approval...
Premas Biotech, Oramed Pharma together to develop oral COVID-19 vaccine effective after single dose Ruchika Sharma21 March 2021 10:00 AM ISTGurugram Premas Biotech, a developer of novel biotherapeutic and vaccine candidates, has recently announced the development of an oral COVID-19...
UK PM Boris Johnson takes first dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Ruchika Sharma21 March 2021 9:15 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday received his first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine."I've just received my first...
AstraZeneca to supply 5 lakh extra doses of COVID-19 antibody cocktail to US Ruchika Sharma20 March 2021 2:37 PM ISTUK: AstraZeneca will supply up to half a million extra doses of its experimental antibody-based COVID-19 combination therapy to the United States, in...
Serum Institute to try to supply more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UK later Ruchika Sharma20 March 2021 12:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will try to supply more doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the United Kingdom...
Reassuring evidence does not link AstraZeneca shot to blood clots, says Deputy chief medical official, England Ruchika Sharma19 March 2021 1:53 PM ISTLondon: There is a lot of reassuring evidence that suggests there is no increased risk of blood clots from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, England's...
