View: India needs a smart vaccination strategy, not one lined with bureaucrateseA fact that’s unique to India is the inclusion of people above the age of 50 in this list. Apparently, the reason is that a quick assessmen...
14 Dec, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
View: Addressing the last-mile challenges in Covid-19 vaccine distributionThe establishment of a national expert group for Covid-19 vaccine distribution and Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) to track ...
10 Dec, 2020, 11.08 PM IST
5 Covid vaccines undergoing trial in India logistically feasible for distribution in both urban, rural areas: AIIMS directorDr Guleria expressed hope that by the end of this month or early next month, at least one of the five vaccines being locally-tested should ...
03 Dec, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Centre asks chief ministers to decide vaccines quantity they need on priorityEach chief minister was asked on Tuesday to closely analyse the Covid-19 situation in their respective states and communicate to the Centre...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
Covid-19 vaccine supply chain: From syringe to cold storage, how companies are ramping up productionShortages in vaccine and consumables may not be felt in the first few rounds of inoculations. But they are likely to crop up in the followi...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.35 AM IST
Rahul poses questions on vaccination strategy, asks by when will all Indians be vaccinatedPrime Minister Narendra had on Friday held a meeting to review the country's vaccination strategy in which important issues related to the ...
23 Nov, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
PM Modi likely to hold virtual meetings with states over COVID situation, vaccine distribution planModi is expected to hold two back to back meetings, one with eight states with high caseloads and another with states and UTs to discuss va...
22 Nov, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
Pfizer starts talks with Covax facility for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccineThe company is in discussions with the Gavi vaccine alliance to potentially provide doses to the Covax facility, a Pfizer spokesperson told...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Should millennials and Gen Z get the coronavirus vaccine first?The U.K.’s National Vaccine Taskforce spread its bets early on, putting in orders for 340 million vaccine doses among six different vaccine...
11 Nov, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
Government needs to define COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi attached a media report with his tweet, saying that no cold chain logistic company in India has the capability to transport th...
11 Nov, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
Germany expects COVID-19 vaccine in Q1 2021 at the earliestThe German government will cover the cost of the vaccines, while the cost of setting up the vaccination centres will be borne by the states...
09 Nov, 2020, 04.07 PM IST
Vaccine allocation key as supplies will run low for some years: Poonam Khetrapal Singh"WHO is working on an allocation policy for Covid-19 vaccines and has proposed that the goal of vaccination should be to minimise the socie...
19 Oct, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Government will review all vaccines before inking purchase pacts: OfficialIndia has yet to announce any plans of buying vaccines from the companies that are manufacturing them. There are currently four vaccine can...
28 Sep, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
I wish govt's COVID vaccine strategy was 'mann ki baat': Rahul GandhiAlong with his comment, Gandhi shared a news report regarding Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla's tweet in which he asked ...
27 Sep, 2020, 09.02 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccine verdicts loom as next big market riskA UBS analysis found that about 40% of the market's gains since May can be pegged to hopes for vaccines to protect against COVID-19, which ...
22 Sep, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place, government's 'unpreparedness' alarming: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi had earlier demanded that the government clearly define an inclusive and equitable vaccine access policy to ensure its afforda...
27 Aug, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Define inclusive vaccine access strategy now: Rahul Gandhi to govtCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded that the government clearly define an inclusive and equitable vaccine access policy to ensu...
14 Aug, 2020, 11.35 AM IST