NTAGI has found Corbevax efficient as a booster, govt may soon recommend it: Drug Controller General of IndiaThe National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) which reviewed the data of Corbevax earlier had found significant antibody re...
04 Aug, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
Corbevax may soon get nod to be used as fresh boosterIndia's drug regulator on Saturday granted approval to Hyderabad-based Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax to be allowed as a booster ...
07 Jun, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
Report of CMC study on mixing vaccines likely by month-endIn heterologous doses' trials, a participant receives Covaxin followed by Covishield and vice versa. The Drug Controller General of India h...
09 Feb, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
Each dose of Covishield, Covaxin likely to be capped at Rs 275 after getting regular market approvalAccording to them, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has been directed to start working towards capping the price to mak...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Majority of Indians experience no or mild side effects post 2 doses of Covid vax: SurveyCommunity social media platform LocalCircles said that according to its nationwide survey, "70 per cent of Indians after taking the first d...
25 Aug, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
India's drug regulator okays study on mixing of Covaxin and Covishield doses"The aim of the study is to assess the feasibility on whether a person can be given two different vaccine shots -- one each of Covishield a...
12 Aug, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
Delhi govt reserves 20 pc doses of Covishield, 40 pc doses of Covaxin for 1st shot"We have issued fresh orders today (Sunday). The first and second dose of Covishield and Covaxin will now be administered in 20:80 and 40:6...
01 Aug, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
Panel approves study on mixing Covishield and Covaxin dosesThe Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under India’s drug regulator allowed CMC-Vellore to conduct a study to test how mixing Covishield and Co...
30 Jul, 2021, 09.51 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
Government begins tracking data to understand vaccine effectiveness“The system will evaluate the impact of the vaccine. Data harmonisation has started. In the next few weeks we will know the real-world effe...
11 Jun, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Study on antibody levels produced by vaccines flawed, says Bharat BiotechHyderabad-based Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday that a report on a recent study that compared the level of antibodies produced by Covishie...
10 Jun, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Covishield produces more antibodies than Covaxin, finds studyCovishield, from the Oxford-AstraZeneca stable, is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India in Pune. Covaxin is the indigenously manufa...
07 Jun, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Two doses of Covishield, Covaxin produce high levels of immunity, shows studyOxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield is being produced by Serum Institute of India (SII), while Covaxin is manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
07 Jun, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
Over 79 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states/UTs: CentreThe Centre has so far provided nearly 16.37 crore vaccine doses to states/UTs free of cost. Of this, the total consumption, including wasta...
01 May, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
Covishield or Covaxin: Mutant strains in some West Bengal patients raise concerns over vaccine efficacyWhile some argued that the mutated strains may not be resisted by vaccines, others pointed out that both Covishield and Covaxin were design...
27 Mar, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
Your coronavirus vaccine guide: Covishield vs CovaxinOxford-AstraZeneca-made Covishield is based on the viral vector platform. The vaccine is made by genetically engineering adenovirus that no...
03 Mar, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
Covaxin in Punjab and Kerala freezers till phase-3 trial resultsSpeaking to ET, Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said: “We don’t want to deploy the vaccine right away. Our expert panel of doctor...
15 Feb, 2021, 11.56 PM IST