The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic will hit India’s health infra and we are already seeing the signs. After Centre’s warning, what will states do? (Photos: Reuters/PTI/Indian Express) 2021 Coronavirus Cases in India Live Updates: As India prepares to go for the third phase of the Covid vaccination drive from tomorrow i.e April 1st, … Read more
Covid vaccine update: India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute of India’s Oxford-AstraZeneca version Covishield. (Reuters image) Covid Vaccine Update: The Covid-19 ravaged world has found solace in form of multiple vaccines against highly contagious Coronavirus. India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute … Read more
Centre-run hospitals such as AIIMS, Ram Manohal Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College comparatively received better response. in four days of vaccination drive. (IE Image, Representative) Private hospitals in Delhi witnessed more number of health workers getting inoculated in its first four days of the Covid-19 vaccination drive compared to government-run hospitals. The difference … Read more
From Hyderabad, the first batch of Covaxin reached Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Wednesday morning. (Image courtesy – DD News Twitter) Covid 19 vaccination India: The first batch of India’s indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin of Bharat Biotech has reached 11 cities across India including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai. This distribution of Covaxin began … Read more
This is even as the announcements have been made and reported in media that Pune in Maharashtra is to be the central hub (where dry runs were also held) from where the COVID-19 vaccine distribution will be set in motion. (Reuters/File Photo of a research scientist working inside a laboratory of India’s Serum Institute.) News … Read more
Coronavirus Covid India update: Meanwhile, India has recorded 24,337 new COVID-19 cases, 25,709 recoveries, and 333 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to details provided by the Union Health Ministry. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid India update: Taking serious cognizance of the newly found Covid-19 strain in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Health and … Read more
Pune-based Serum Institute of India is conducting late-stage clinical trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 vaccine under the name of Covishield. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccine in India: As crores of Indians are waiting for a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Serum Institute of India, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Bharat Biotech have submitted applications for emergency use authorization (EUA) to … Read more
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference with leaders of all-party on the COVID-19 situation assured that the elusive Coronavirus vaccine will be ready in India within a few weeks. (Reuters image) Serum Institute of India has submitted an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), … Read more
For distribution of Covid-19 vaccine, Guleria said work is going on at war-footing both at centre and state level. Starting from developing a strategy to maintaining the cold chain, to get appropriate storehouses, and from training vaccinators to availability of syringes, all works are getting done with utmost focus. (Reuters image) Coronavirus vaccine should get … Read more
It must be mentioned that the Central government has said that it would announce details of the Covid-19 vaccination and distribution framework after consultations with all stakeholders. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination: The vaccine goes through several stages – identification, development, mass-production, and transportation. With several vaccines announcing positive efficacy rates, questions in India right … Read more