Government may go for mixing vaccines for booster doses; move based on a soon-to-be-released study"One could give an additional dose of the same vaccine but the results aren't as good as when the jabs are mixed," a senior government offi...
27 Dec, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Centre's vaccination scheme has created 2 classes of citizens in India: Kerala HC"Due to the State-sponsored vaccination scheme, there are two types of citizens in the country - those who received COVAXIN and those who g...
02 Nov, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
Bharat Bio hopes to soon submit trial data for intranasal vaccine"The trials are ongoing, and we expect to submit data by the end of this year," a company insider said. The trials, including over 600 part...
14 Oct, 2021, 07.15 AM IST
If giving 3rd jab is at others expense, so is priority in vaccination: Kerala HC to Centre, state govtThe observation by Justice P B Suresh Kumar came after the central and state governments expressed their reservations in granting a third j...
10 Aug, 2021, 05.37 PM IST
Apollo hospitals MD calls Covaxin, Covishield combination results 'encouraging'Covaxin contains dead virus of Covid which triggers the immune system to draw up a defense system against Covid while Covishield is vector ...
09 Aug, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
After suspending EUA request, Brazil now shelves import authorisation of CovaxinAccording to a statement issued by the National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil, Anvisa its Collegiate Board on Tuesday took a decisio...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
WHO assessing Covaxin data for emergency use listing; decision date 'to be confirmed'Suchitra Ella, joint managing director of Bharat Biotech, had recently said the EUL process is a step closer to the final decision on Covax...
22 Jul, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Pre-submission meet held, Covaxin's 'rolling data' to start in July: WHOMeanwhile, stating that its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin adheres to international standards, Bharat Biotech's joint managing director Suchitra ...
30 Jun, 2021, 06.12 AM IST
No calf serum in Covaxin, says Bharat BiotechAccording to the company, “Newborn calf serum is used in manufacturing of viral vaccines. It’s used for cells’ growth, but neither used in ...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Covaxin in Delhi only for those who received it as first dose in 18-44 years age group, High court toldJustice Rekha Palli expressed happiness over the development and the proactive steps taken by both the Central and Delhi government to addr...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Why start vaccination centres with pomp if 2nd jab of COVAXIN not available, HC asks Delhi govtJustice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on whether it can provide the second dose of COVAXIN to thos...
02 Jun, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
Bharat Biotech needs to give phase-3 efficacy data for WHO nodInclusion in the EUL is also important for easy international travel of Indian citizens who have been administered Covaxin.
29 May, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
64,000 people got COVID-19 vaccine jabs in Delhi on May 22: AAP MLAAround 64,000 people received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in Delhi on May 22, AAP MLA Atishi said on Sunday. She also said that there will be no ...
23 May, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin recommended by expert panel for phase 2/3 trials on 2-18 year-oldsThe Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization deliberated upon Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech...
12 May, 2021, 03.11 PM IST
Recipients will be told of vaccine name only at hospitalET has learnt that allocations to private hospitals will be determined by the state governments. Eligible private hospitals, officials clar...
01 Mar, 2021, 06.32 AM IST
Telangana yet to roll out the 'local' vaccine Bharat Biotech's CovaxinHyderabad, Telangana has still not rolled out Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, apparently due to fact that the Centre ...
20 Jan, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
India starts vaccinating: No hospitalisation reported, major problems were delay in uploading beneficiary listsSerum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin were deployed across the country on Saturday. Covaxin was deployed in 11...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.20 PM IST