WHO seeks more data from Merck and Bharat BiotechWHO assistant director said that the organisation expects to receive clarifications from Bharat Biotech by the end of this week on its COVI...
28 Oct, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
Brazil’s health regulator scraps Bharat Biotech’s EUA application of CovaxinThe move comes after Anvisa was informed by Bharat Biotech that it’s Brazilian partner-Necessidade no longer has authorization to represent...
27 Jul, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
Brazil suspends clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin“The Coordination of Clinical Research at Anvisa (Copec/GGMED) determined this Friday (23/7) the precautionary suspension of clinical studi...
25 Jul, 2021, 06.49 AM IST
Won't accept EU vaccine certificates unless it considers Covishield, Covaxin for Green Passport, says IndiaIndia has conveyed to the EU member states that it will adopt a policy of reciprocity and exempt European nationals holding the 'Green Pass...
01 Jul, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Centre should procure as many Covid-19 vaccines as possible to keep children safe: Manish SisodiaDelhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia urged the Centre to start procuring vaccines for children aged 2-18 as they might be the prime...
09 Jun, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
No first dose of Covaxin in Assam due to supply issues“We have 3.2 lakh Covishield and 20,000 Covaxin (doses) in stock and another 50,000 Covaxin (doses) will be available within the week. We n...
05 Jun, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
By July or early August, will have enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 1 crore people a day: CentreSpecifying norms for opening districts, the Centre said that the Covid positivity rate should be below five per cent for a week, over 70 pe...
01 Jun, 2021, 09.03 PM IST
More information required from Bharat Biotech for emergency use listing of Covaxin, says WHOWHO website said Bharat Biotech submitted EOI (Expression of Interest) on April 19 and that “More information required”.
25 May, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Covid-19: Severity among kidney patients 3-4 times higher than in normal persons, says Dr Sudarshan BallalIn specific reference to patients with renal conditions, the veteran nephrologist said the mortality was much higher during the first wave ...
09 Apr, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Bharat Bio seeks review of clinical trial mode for Covaxin VaccineThe drug regulator’s subject expert committee (SEC) will meet on Thursday to consider the vaccine maker’s request and review the data. “The...
10 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Expert panel to submit report soon on priority individual for COVID vaxPaul, who is also the chairman of the National Expert Group On Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) said this committee has gone de...
09 Feb, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
Free COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers in first phase of vaccination: ChoubeyA total of 165 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been procured of which 110 lakh doses are of Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Seru...
02 Feb, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Covaxin a hard sell in two of India’s largest hospitalsVaccine hesitancy has hit two of India’s largest state-run hospitals — JJ Hospital in Mumbai and the All-India Institute of Medical Science...
26 Jan, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Atmanirbhar Bharat vision fulfillment: Minister Prakash Javadekar on vaccinesHe said India had become a global leader in vaccine manufacturing and had successfully converted the challenge of the COVID-19 outbreak int...
23 Jan, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
No vaccination drive on January 26, 27After starting the drive on January 16, the health ministry has asked the states not to plan any vaccinations on January 26, India’s Republ...
23 Jan, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Covid vaccination drive: Many hesitant to sign Covaxin consent formTamil Nadu administered a mere 99 Covaxin doses out of the target of 600 on the first day of the vaccination. On Sunday, the state-administ...
18 Jan, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
At Mumbai hospital, health workers cheer as vaccines arriveThe hospital is one of the 285 centres in Maharashtra where the vaccnation will be conducted in the first phase. It is also among the centr...
16 Jan, 2021, 10.48 AM IST