SII seeks nod to export 32.4 lakh doses of its Covid vaccine Covovax to USIt will be the first instance of any Indian manufacturer's vaccine -- Covid or non-Covid -- to be exported to the US. According to a commun...
30 Jun, 2022, 05.43 PM IST
SII's Covid jab Covovax gets DCGI's nod for emergency use in children aged 7-11 yearsThe DCGI's nod came after the subject expert committee on COVID-19 of the CSDCO last week recommended granting emergency use authorisation ...
28 Jun, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
SII lowers price of each dose of Covovax jab from Rs 900 to Rs 225India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year and in the 12-17 ...
03 May, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Covovax now available for children in India: Adar PoonawallaIn a post on Twitter, he said Covovax, which has been developed by Novavax, "is now available for children in India". He further said, "Thi...
03 May, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Third shot challenge: GoI must spend more to expand availabilityStudies have indicated that a different booster increases protection for those double-dosed with viral vector and inactivated vaccines. Oth...
09 Apr, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
NTAGI's Covid working group to review SII's Covovax data for use in 12 year olds and aboveIndia's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 and in the 12 to 17 years a...
30 Mar, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Children aged 12-14 may get more vaccination optionsPeople in the government are hopeful that by the time vaccination starts for this age group, results of clinical trials of Covovax and Corb...
18 Jan, 2022, 05.58 AM IST
Covovax better booster for Covishield-vaccinated people: Dr Shahid Jameel, VirologistIndia is gearing up to tackle a possible third wave of the coronavirus pandemic as the Omicron variant of the virus, which is said to be mu...
29 Dec, 2021, 09.50 PM IST
COVID-19: Corbevax, Covovax, Molnupiravir approved for emergency useUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the Central Drug Authority CDSCO has approved the Serum Institute of India's C...
28 Dec, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
CDSCO panel recommends emergency use authorisation for SII's Covid vaccine Covovax"The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) reviewed the emergency use autho...
27 Dec, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
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
DCGI seeks more data from SII over its application seeking emergency authorisation for CovovaxSerum Institute of India (SII) had sent an application to the DCGI in October for the grant of market authorisation of Covovax for restrict...
23 Dec, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
WHO nod boosts Covovax chances of getting approval in IndiaCovovax is being manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
22 Dec, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Govt panel seeks additional data from SII, says Covovax not yet been approved in country of originSII had put in an application to the DCGI in October for grant of market authorisation of Covovax for restricted use in emergency situation...
28 Nov, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
Government nod to commercial export of Covishield, Covaxin in view of sufficient stockThe government, earlier in October, had permitted the SII to export 10 lakh Covishield doses each to Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh under th...
25 Nov, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
Hopeful of launching Covovax for adults in October this year, for children in Q1-2022: Serum CEOHe also thanked the government for all the support provided to Serum Institute and said the company is always trying to expand its Covishie...
06 Aug, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
SII aims to launch Covovax by September as US eases suppliesThe Pune-based vaccine maker has received the first lot of supplies of key raw materials for Covovax production, company insiders told ET. ...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.13 AM IST