AstraZeneca says on track to deliver on Covid shots as sales hit $275 mnWhen including production and distribution from partners such as the Serum Institute of India, more than 300 million doses have been suppli...
30 Apr, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
For sense on how vaccines are pricedThe price for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is coming out even higher. Ideally, the Centre should buy out its intellectual property rights, free...
27 Apr, 2021, 06.24 PM IST
AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial dataThe move came after an independent panel of experts appointed to supervise the trial expressed concern that AstraZeneca had failed to inclu...
25 Mar, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot: Know the man behind the Covid vaccineThe development of the vaccine with scientists at Oxford University -- and their decision to make it available at cost -- has made the Angl...
18 Mar, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in a week from India's Serum InstituteSII, the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer, has partnered with AstraZeneca, the Gates Foundation and the Gavi vaccine alliance to make u...
26 Jan, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
South Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India's Serum InstituteThe price is higher than the $3 a dose that South Africa and other countries on the continent are due to pay for the same vaccines under an...
21 Jan, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
India wants Serum Institute to lower price of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccineSenior officials have been discussing the terms of the deal with the Serum Institute for weeks, hoping to bring down prices below $3 per sh...
12 Jan, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy...
31 Dec, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
AstraZeneca vaccine better at stopping Covid than slowing transmissionOne of the central unanswered questions has been whether inoculations can not only stop people from getting sick but also slow the spread o...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Serum Institute likely to supply Covid vaccine at Rs 250 a dose to the government: Media reportsThe government is pinning its hopes for mass supply on Serum Institute, which lodged the first formal application for emergency-use approva...
08 Dec, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
India considering accelerated review of Covid-19 vaccine emergency use: Govt official"We are in the process of reviewing. It is an accelerated reviewing process, which is there for Serum too," the government official said. "...
07 Dec, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
AstraZeneca must prove claim to cheapest COVID-19 vaccine: MSFThe British firm said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine was 70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the world...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
AstraZeneca vaccine results a shot in the arm for IndiaThe AstraZeneca shot is one of India’s best hopes for an early vaccine. Unlike Pfizer and Moderna’s jab that have shown encouraging results...
24 Nov, 2020, 06.51 AM IST
Serum Institute to focus on supplying COVID-19 vaccine to India firstPoonawalla's comments came shortly after AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine could be around 90% effective, giving the world's fight aga...
23 Nov, 2020, 10.17 PM IST
Astra-Oxford shot is key to escaping pandemic for many nations, including IndiaThe AstraZeneca vaccine costs a fraction of the price set by Pfizer and will be manufactured in multiple countries, from India to Brazil. I...
22 Nov, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Bangladesh signs deal with India for 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineBangladesh health minister Zahid Maleque said 5 million doses of vaccine per month would be purchased through Bangladesh's drug maker, Bexi...
05 Nov, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
Serum Institute of India officially halts the trial of Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine in India"We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the trials. We are following DCGI's instructions and wil...
11 Sep, 2020, 06.54 AM IST