Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to cost ₹800 for private markets

Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to cost ₹800 for private markets

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bharat Biotech International Limited on Tuesday said its COVID-19 intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which is now available on CoWIN portal, is priced at ₹800 (excluding GST) for private markets and ₹325 (excluding GST) for government supplies. A press release from the vaccine maker said the jab … Read more

India’s vaccination drive picks up for adults but long road ahead for children

India’s vaccination drive picks up for adults but long road ahead for children

Covaxin phase 2/3 studies have been completed for 2 to 17 years age group population and immunogenicity and safety data have been submitted to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for further approvals. Even as India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 75.89 Crore, Covid-19 vaccination of children with comorbidities in the 12 to 17 … Read more

I’m not a vaccine nationalist: Bharat Biotech founder and chairman Dr Krishna Ella

I’m not a vaccine nationalist: Bharat Biotech founder and chairman Dr Krishna Ella

Ella countered this saying that as per the clearance Bharat Biotech would monitor each person getting the vaccine — as they would in a clinical trial. Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has already been administered to 6,000 volunteers during its Phase 3 trial, the company’s founder and chairman, Dr Krishna Ella, said on Monday. The … Read more

COVID vaccine: We have not got a pre-mature approval, says Bharat Biotech’s Dr Krishna Ella

COVID vaccine: We have not got a pre-mature approval, says Bharat Biotech’s Dr Krishna Ella

COVID vaccine: To other question on the amount of stock of vaccines already made and ready, he said, the company has a stockpile of 20 million doses and has plans to ramp up production to 700 million doses from four plants so supply should not be a problem. (Representational photo/Reuters/File Photo) At 5 pm on … Read more

Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine update: Bharat Biotech hits out at critics, says carried out ‘200% honest’ trials

Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine update: Bharat Biotech hits out at critics, says carried out ‘200% honest’ trials

Bharat Biotech coronavirus vaccine Covaxin update: A medic fills a syringe with COVAXIN, COVID-19 vaccine, before administering it to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society in Ahmedabad. (Reuters/File Photo) Bharat Biotech Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin update: Bharat Biotech’s chairman Krishna Ella hit out at critics on Monday  saying … Read more