SII urges Centre to use 10 cr Covishield doses offered free of cost by GAVI amid rising casesThe Pune-based firm has written to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF) that if these 10 crore free doses of Covishield are not...
24 Apr, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
SII to give free Covishield vials to private vaccination centres to compensate for price differenceVaccine majors SII and Bharat Biotech on Saturday said they have decided to cut the prices of the precaution dose of their respective COVID...
10 Apr, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
SII won't seek special marketing nod from EU body for vaxUK drug company, AstraZeneca, which developed the vaccine with Oxford University, has asked the regulator European Medicine Agency (EMA) to...
06 Aug, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Serum's Covishield cleared by 7 European Union nations and SwitzerlandRecognition of the India-made vaccines would be reciprocated and holders of the EU inoculation pass will be exempted from mandatory quarant...
01 Jul, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Nine European countries accept Covishield for travel, say sourcesIndia has already asked the EU member countries to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines an...
01 Jul, 2021, 01.13 PM 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
Serum Institute seeks 'Green Pass' approval for Covishield, applies to European agencyResponding to queries from ET, an EMA spokesperson confirmed on Monday that Covishield does not have marketing authorisation. "Even though ...
29 Jun, 2021, 09.24 AM IST
Serum Institute of India produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in JuneIndia's Covid-19 inoculation drive has picked up pace under the new phase of universalisation of Covid-19 vaccination that commenced on Jun...
27 Jun, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Karnataka runs out of second dose Covaxin for 45+The vaccination shortage has left people waiting for their second dose in the lurch. According to government guidelines, the recommended ga...
12 May, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
SII endorses receiving Rs 1,732 crore for 11 crore doses of Covishield vaccineThe company's response came after the Health Ministry in a statement refuted allegations that it has not placed any fresh orders for the Co...
03 May, 2021, 08.17 PM 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
Centre will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccine free to states: Health MinistryReplying to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Ministry of Health said in a tweet "#Unite2FightCorona It is clarified that Govt of India's proc...
24 Apr, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
'How many can afford Rs 400 per dose?': Chidambaram questions Centre over Covishield pricingEarlier on Wednesday, Serum Institute of India (SII) fixed the prices of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
For phase 2, govt buying Covishield cheaper at ₹157.5India began its Covid immunisation drive with health and frontline workers on January 16. The current phase, which began on March 1, is aim...
11 Mar, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
Sri Lanka to receive COVID-19 vaccines from India next week: PresidentFront-line health workers, the Army and the police and the most vulnerable elderly will be given the vaccine as a priority, the president s...
23 Jan, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
Congress asks Centre to ensure free vaccine for all, questions rationale of Covishield, Covaxin pricingCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that though the government claims it will cover three crore people in the first round of...
17 Jan, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Covid-19: An FAQ factsheet for Covishield vaccine by Serum InstituteThe factsheet details information that would enable recipients to understand the benefits and common side-effects of the Covishield vaccine...
13 Jan, 2021, 08.25 AM IST