Poorer nations refuse millions of AstraZeneca COVID vaccines from COVAX: Document Ruchika Sharma17 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTCountries declined to receive nearly 35 million AstraZeneca doses, opting to replace them with vaccines manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer...
Delhi Covid cases at 40-day high of 299, up 48 percent in 24 hours Roshni Dhar15 April 2022 5:56 PM ISTIn last 24 hours, 299 persons tested positive for the viral infection in Delhi. According to the health bulletin shared by the Delhi government, only...
New XE variant of COVID is just another form of Omicron Roshni Dhar14 April 2022 4:15 PM IST"The XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants - BA.1 and BA.2 - of Omicron. "No new variant of Covid has been detected this...
Setback to Bharat Biotech: USFDA places clinical hold on Covaxin trials Ruchika Sharma14 April 2022 1:00 PM ISTCovaxin, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech is developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) -...
Serum Institute CEO claims made in India COVID vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna vaccines Ruchika Sharma14 April 2022 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday claimed that "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccines have provided more...
Pfizer to send 7 lakh units of COVID drug Paxlovid to Taiwan Ruchika Sharma12 April 2022 1:10 PM ISTHealth Minister Chen Shih-chung said the pills ordered would be enough to cover 3 percent of Taiwan's population, with half of them due to arrive in...
CDSCO panel seeks additional data on Serum Institute EUA application for Covovax use in 7-11 year-olds Ruchika Sharma12 April 2022 12:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: An expert panel of the country's central drugs control authority Monday sought more data from the Serum Institute of India on its emergency...
SII, Novavax get emergency use nod for Covovax in Thailand Ruchika Sharma12 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTCovovax is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
COVID: SII to give free Covishield vials to pvt vaccination centres to compensate for price difference Ruchika Sharma11 April 2022 1:21 PM IST"The difference between Rs 600 plus GST and our recent price of Rs 225 plus GST would be compensated in the form of free vials of the fresh stocks of...
Price reduction: Bharat Biotech Covaxin price slashed to Rs 225 per dose MD Bureau11 April 2022 12:34 PM ISTCovaxin will now cost Rs 225 per dose at private hospitals, from Rs 1,200 earlier.
Serum Institute Covishield Booster Shot to cost Rs 600 Per Shot Roshni Dhar11 April 2022 10:41 AM ISTVaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said the precaution dose of its Covishield vaccine against COVID-19 will be priced at Rs 600...
Study says Bharat Biotech Covaxin booster enhances antibody response against COVID variants including Omicron Ruchika Sharma10 April 2022 11:30 AM IST"The data emphasises the need for speedup of the booster doses to individuals for dealing with emerging VOCs and its outcome to protect against death,...
