Corporate India aims at vaccination, puts office return on the back burner for nowET spoke to more than 30 companies across industries. Though companies say there is no urgency to open offices for white-collar staff, they...
08 Jul, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
Moderna's mRNA Covid-19 vaccine expected to reach India this week: Sources"On behalf of COVAX, Gavi is working closely with the US government and other partners to operationalise dose donations and get doses deliv...
05 Jul, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
UP to float global tender for 4 cr vials, MP seeks nod to use Centre's vaccineAmid uncertainty over supplies from Indian vaccine manufacturers - Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India - states are exploring impor...
29 Apr, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
Vaccination drive for all above 18 years may get delayed as states yet to get a clarity on deliveryMaharashtra said it can start the vaccination for all only by May-end as they do not have vaccines. The state would set up dedicated vaccin...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Next phase of Covid vaccination unlikely from May 1 as supplies scarceThe Centre earlier this month expanded the eligibility age for vaccinations to 18 years and above, to be serviced by state governments and ...
28 Apr, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
COVAX in talks for other COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca supply problemsThe global programme - co-led by the GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organization (WHO) - said that while it was hoping to resta...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.24 PM IST
New restrictions may plunge food delivery platforms back into perilWith night curfews in place in both Delhi and Mumbai, Swiggy and Zomato have stopped taking orders at 7:30 pm, missing out on peak time for...
07 Apr, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
WTO boss seeks boost for COVID-19 vaccine production, gets backingNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister who was until recently chair of the board of global vaccine alliance GAVI, took on ...
10 Mar, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
Consumer-facing cos approach the govt with proposals to vaccinate their employeesAt present, the government has prioritised health care workers, police personnel, elderly people and those with comorbidities in the first ...
15 Feb, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Covid: WHO criticises countries, vaccine companies over bilateral dealsThe global health body has warned that such deals were driving up vaccine prices and could delay the launch of COVAX, an initiative aimed a...
19 Jan, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
'Every week counts' as Austria, Greece, Denmark seek quick EU OK for AstraZeneca vaccine: Sebastian KurzAustrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was speaking before a European leaders' virtual summit on Thursday, and a day after he said Austria's lo...
18 Jan, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Pfizer to complete supply of COVID-19 vaccines to EU by SeptemberThe protracted timetable, which was previously unknown, confirms that the bloc, with a population of 450 million, will need vaccines from o...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.52 PM IST
Aurobindo Pharma expects to commercialise vaccine facility by Apr-MayThe Hyderabad-based drug major is investing around Rs 275 crore on the facility which would be utilised to produce vaccines for the treatme...
29 Nov, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
View: Is India ready for Covid vaccine? Here's what the country should doNow in the last leg of their fight, government, regulators, pharmaceutical companies and ancillary industries must once again collaborate t...
26 Nov, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
Explained: How will Canada's COVID-19 vaccination program work?With limited manufacturing capacity, six of the vaccines the country has ordered will have to be imported and the first are unlikely to arr...
26 Nov, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
Panel to guide selection of vaccines holds 1st meet, discusses broad parametersThe experts discussed the current status of Covid-19 vaccine development in India, said an official. The group will identify gaps that may ...
25 Aug, 2020, 08.25 AM IST
Hilleman Laboratories begins clinical trials of rotavirus vaccineHilleman Labs received approvals to conduct phase I and II clinical trials for the two vaccines in recent weeks from Directorate General of...
28 Apr, 2016, 03.54 AM IST