If caution is thrown to the wind, we could well be laying out an invitation for a second wave, which the country can ill afford. (PTI Photo/File) If there are reasons for India to take comfort in the declining new cases of the COVID-19 virus, there are equal reasons, if not more, for it to … Read more
Almost all the major platforms to make the vaccines are being carried out in India by at least half a dozen leading Indian vaccine companies and many smaller companies. (AP photo) While the rich nations are facing shortages of COVID-19 vaccines despite their aggressive procurement plans and with the hope of getting the bulk of … Read more
Covishield-maker Serum Institute applies to begin trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine Covovax: The announcement comes a day after Novovax Inc said that its Covid-19 vaccine Covovax was 89.3% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a trial conducting in the United Kingdom.(Representational image; Reuters/File Photo) Serum Institute to begin trial of second Covid-19 vaccine: Makers of … Read more
He also made it clear that the Covaxin vaccine will be administered to people under phase 3 trials and only after getting their prior consent. The Union Health Ministry has said that the centre and state governments were in a position to begin vaccination within 10 days of getting the approval from the regulator Drug … Read more
Apart from the changes in the physical structure which have been incorporated to turn it into a vaccination facility, special medical arrangements have also been made at the facility to take care of all exigencies at the centre. (Credit: The Indian Express) As the state government authorities prepare the groundwork for the Coronavirus vaccination drive, … Read more
Terming the vaccination of about 70 lakh health workers as the first wave of the first phase of vaccination drive, Dr Paul said that it would be easier to vaccinate health workers as they are already present at the healthcare facilities. After the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) approved the emergency use of two … Read more
In the space for glass vials needed for the vaccines, companies have been expanding capacities and ramping up supplies. (AP image/Representational picture) Deliverance in the new year will come encased in glass vials stored in cooled boxes. As all hopes hinge on the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines, it is the vials that will carry … Read more
India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 1.45 per cent, whereas globally it is 2.26 per cent, Bhushan avered, adding that India’s CFR is among the lowest in the world. (Representational image; AP photo) Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that adverse events cannot be denied when the Covid-19 vaccination drive kicks off in … Read more
Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine tracker: Regarding Bharat Biotech’s Coronavirus vaccine candidate ‘Covaxin’, the SEC said that the design of phase 3 human trials was satisfactory “in principle”. (Reuters image) Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine tracker: Pharmaceutical firms Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Bharat Biotech, and Biological E (Bio E) have been directed by an expert committee set up under … Read more
The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said. (Representational image) Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment … Read more