Aviation Ministry grants ICMR conditional permission to use drones for vaccine deliveryThe ICMR has got the permission for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) vaccine delivery in Andaman and Nicobar Isl...
13 Sep, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
CBIC puts in response teams for faster clearance of Covid vaccine shipmentsThe plan provides for setting up of a COVID-19 Vaccine Response Team (CVRT) at each Air Cargo/Courier Terminal. So far, India has allowed d...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
Hospitals body on verge of deal with J&J for one-dose vaccine supply from JulyJ&J has offered this single-shot vaccine at $25 (approximately ₹1,875) per dose, which Association of Healthcare Providers is negotiating. ...
26 Jun, 2021, 06.44 AM IST
Second batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V reaches HyderabadDr Reddy's Laboratories on May 14 soft-launched imported COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine which is priced at Rs948, with five per cent GS...
16 May, 2021, 03.07 PM IST
Dr Reddy's administers first dose of Sputnik V vaccine, imported doses at Rs 995/jabThe imported doses of the vaccine are presently priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948, with 5 per cent GST per dose, with the possibil...
14 May, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
Importers can fill single-page form if difficulty in customs clearance of COVID-related itemsThe importers will be required to fill up the 'pre-intimation for prompt clearance of COVID related items' form giving details of the bill ...
25 Apr, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
First they ignore you...: Rahul's swipe at Centre over fast-tracking approval for foreign vaccines"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win," Rahul Gandhi cited Mahatma Gandhi's quote and tagged a ...
14 Apr, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Allow emergency use of more COVID-19 vaccines, expand vaccination based on need: Sonia Gandhi to PMAmid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow emerg...
12 Apr, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
No request received from Pakistan for coronavirus vaccines: MEA SpokespersonWhen asked whether India would do if Pakistan requests for the vaccines, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava declined to answer saying the q...
22 Jan, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories gets approval for phase 3 trials of Sputnik V Covid vaccine“The Indian clinical trial being conducted by Dr Reddy’s and RDIF is an adaptive design phase 2/3 trial. It is a bridging study to the larg...
12 Jan, 2021, 06.55 AM IST
India’s vaccination drive will start in 7-14 days, says Randeep Guleria‘Backbone’ of vaccination will be Serum Institute’s Covishield; Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will be ‘emergency’ backup, says taskforce member
04 Jan, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
Govt eases courier import norms for Covid vaccinesThe CBIC has amended the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) regulations allowing for import of vaccine whi...
01 Jan, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
CBIC permits import and export of coronavirus vaccines through courierCBIC has amended the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) regulation to allow for temporary import and re-ex...
31 Dec, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine set to clearance by year-end: ReportMHRA, which had been formally tasked by the UK government last month with the process of clearance after the jab emerged "safe and effectiv...
19 Dec, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
View: The biggest challenge in fight against Covid pandemic begins nowThe enormity of the challenge arises from the need for vaccines to reach remote, poorly connected areas, and the necessity to store and tra...
02 Dec, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine initiated in India, with 1,000 volunteers: ICMRThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted two vaccines -- one developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited in collabo...
14 Jul, 2020, 09.14 PM IST
- Scientists unveils first Made in India rotavirus vaccine
Scientists today unveiled the first completely indigenous and affordable vaccine to prevent severe rotavirus diarrhoea, which kills more th...
14 May, 2013, 07.34 PM IST