Monthly production capacity of Covishield, Covaxin planned to be increased: GovtFrom January 16 to August 5, 44.42 crore doses of Covishield were supplied by Serum Institute of India and 6.82 crore doses of Covaxin by B...
06 Aug, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Monthly production capacity of Covishield projected to increase to 120 million doses, Covaxin to 58 million doses: MinisterUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya was responding to a question on the current capacity to manufacture Covaxin and Covishield in the c...
03 Aug, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin supply falls short of government ordersAccording to the Centre's affidavit, over 1.8 million doses of Covaxin are pending against its order for 20 million doses in March.
28 Jun, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Covaxin output may hit 100 million doses per month by November“For Covaxin, we will see a significant (production) ramp-up of more than double in August-September, when the doses manufactured by Bharat...
15 Jun, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
What pharma PSUs and government vaccine makers can and cannot do in the uphill battle against CovidWhile government-owned pharma companies are ailing from years of neglect, some have rolled up their sleeves and joined India’s uphill battl...
30 May, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
Government exploring possibility of Covaxin production outside IndiaThe government also intends to take up the matter with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to step up Covaxin production.
21 May, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
Gujarat govt in talks with Bharat Biotech to ramp up production of Covaxin: DBT"Further, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Department of Science and Technology Govt of Gujarat along with Hester Biosciences and Omn...
15 May, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Apply the law to accelerate Covaxin output: India has enough legal provisions to make it happen, say expertsBharat Biotech had issued a statement saying, “Capacity expansion has been implemented across multiple facilities... to reach 700 million d...
03 May, 2021, 09.33 AM IST
India's vaccinations fall from peak, raw-material shortage hits output targetsAfter giving and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India has suddenly found itself short of shots. It has abruptly...
16 Apr, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
PM meet: Maharashtra CM seeks more vaccination centres, Haffkine nodMaharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday sought approval for starting more vaccination centres to expedite inoculation in t...
17 Mar, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
Maharashtra plans clinical trials of TB vaccine BCG to treat Covid-19The 121-year-old institute’s trial is intended for patients who are moderately ill with Covid-19 and is likely to be carried out in small b...
30 Apr, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Private labs earn crores from H1N1 hysteria in MumbaiPrivate laboratories in the city made staggering profits as around 15,000 panicstricken citizens spent over Rs 8.25 crore on H1N1 tests.
12 Sep, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Homoeopathy research showcase at World Summit may spell new hope for HIV, tuberculosis patientsIn a pioneering two-year long study, city-based homoeopath Dr Rajesh Shah has developed a new medicine for AIDS patients, sourced from huma...
02 Apr, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
- Government leaves vaccine space for private companies
The government has decided not to revive the four state-owned vaccine units whose licences were recently suspended.
29 Apr, 2008, 12.12 AM IST
- Govt suspends manufacturing licence of 4 drug firms
Union health ministry has suspended the manufacturing licence of four leading state-owned drug makers for violating the good manufacturing ...
28 Jan, 2008, 01.55 AM IST