A day before the Covid-19 booster shoot drive is rolled out, both major vaccine manufacturers went on to announce a massive price cut on their vaccines. The Covid-19 vaccines Covishied which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech earlier used to cost Rs 600 and Rs 1200 respectively, but … Read more
From October 4, the UK will have only one list of countries — red. (File) The UK’s updated Covid-19 travel rules place Indians inoculated with Covishield in the ‘unvaccinated’ category. While the country has relaxed the regulations for those with two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, the same version being manufactured in India Serum Institute … Read more
The Centre had recently accepted the suggestion of expert groups and said that pregnant women could get COVID-19 vaccine administered. Vaccination for pregnant women: The southern state of Kerala has ramped up its coronavirus vaccination drive by launching a special vaccination programme called “Mathru Kavacham” for inoculation of pregnant women. Under the programme, which began … Read more
About the side effects that could be possible due to the vaccine, the ministry said that the vaccine is safe and protective Coronavirus vaccine for pregnant women: There has been a lot of speculation and discussion around whether pregnant women can get vaccinated against coronavirus or not, with experts trying to weigh in on the … Read more
The cost of Rs 600 (about $8) per dose is higher than the AstraZeneca vaccine’s cost in any major global market. Coronavirus vaccination in India: As India is dealing with a dangerous second wave of coronavirus, the vaccination drive in the country is set to enter the third phase from next month, when all people … Read more
People wait to get tested for COVID-19 upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. The May 1st Phase, if executed successfully, will cover the most mobile section of the population in India. (AP Photo) From May 1st, every India above the age of 18 years will be eligible for taking the vaccine against … Read more
India is the most populous country to approve Sputnik V. India’s medicine regulator Drugs Controller General of India has cleared Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use in the country. Sputnik V, made by Moscow’s Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, has become the third vaccine after Serum institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat … Read more
The development was announced on Tuesday, and the move is expected to accelerate India’s access to foreign vaccines. Coronavirus vaccination in India: The worsening situation of the coronavirus pandemic in India has led to the Centre deciding to fast track approvals for foreign manufacturers of vaccines. The country is currently undertaking a massive coronavirus vaccination … Read more
The second phase of Covid vaccination in the country will begin on March 1, the government announced today. Everyone over 60 and people aged above 45 years with other diseases (comorbidities) will be given free vaccination at government facilities, while those opting for private hospitals will be charged a fee, the notification stated. The amount … Read more
NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his country’s vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the Covid-19 crisis. “As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today,” Modi said in a pre-recorded … Read more