India eyes to increase oral polio vaccine supply
7 months, 4 weeks ago

India eyes to increase oral polio vaccine supply

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre is looking to increase the manufacturing capacity of oral polio vaccine, said Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Apurva Chander. "An agreement has been signed under which Bharat Biotech will procure drug substances for manufacturing oral polio vaccines to be supplied within India and globally. With this partnership, the capacity of BBIL to manufacture Oral Polio Vaccine has increased to 500 million doses every year," said a statement by the Health Ministry. This company has the capacity to provide oral vaccines in India,; till now the raw materials for oral polio vaccine was being obtained from one company based in Indonesia.

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Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme
1 month, 1 week ago

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Hindustan Times  

The World Immunisation Day is observed every year on November 10th. India is a classic example of what robust immunisation coverage against a disease can achieve in the form of the country's pulse polio programme, of which vaccination was a crucial part. India rolled out the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on October 2 1994, and according to WHO India statement, …

India's Journey to Polio-Free Status: A Decade of Resilience and Vigilance
1 month, 4 weeks ago

India's Journey to Polio-Free Status: A Decade of Resilience and Vigilance

ABP News  

India's journey to become polio-free is a testament to the power of collaboration, innovation, and unwavering commitment to public health. Despite facing numerous challenges, including new outbreaks and suboptimal immunisation levels, India has maintained its status as a polio-free country. The country's success serves as a beacon of hope for other countries striving to achieve the same goal. As India …

Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications
4 months ago

Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications

Hindustan Times  

Last week, a two-and-a-half-year-old child in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills tested positive for poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio. Vaccine-derived poliovirus is a strain of poliovirus that has mutated from the strain originally contained in oral polio vaccines. However, the reporting of vaccine-derived cases does not indicate the return of wild polio, which was officially eradicated in India in 2014, as …

How is India streamlining the pharma sector? | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

How is India streamlining the pharma sector? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, has withdrawn powers delegated to State licensing authorities to issue NOCs for manufacture of unapproved, banned or new drugs for export purposes. This latest announcement covering drugs for export comes at a time when India has been under scrutiny for allegations of supplying substandard drugs causing health …

Bharat Biotech, Bilthoven Biologicals Announce Collaboration To Produce and Supply Oral Polio Vaccines
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Biotech, Bilthoven Biologicals Announce Collaboration To Produce and Supply Oral Polio Vaccines

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech and Bilthoven Biologicals BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Serum Institute of India Private Limited, based in the Netherlands, announced a collaboration to strengthen the production and supply security of oral polio vaccines. A requisite agreement has been signed wherein Bharat Biotech will procure drug substances for the production of oral polio vaccines to be …

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines
10 months, 4 weeks ago

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization activated its incident management support team as part of its emergency response framework on the emergence of a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases emerging from Wuhan, China, on January 1, 2020. India, the dark horse in the vaccine race, did the unexpected and against all odds, approving EUA to two vaccines — “made in India” Covishield …

How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa - News18
1 year, 2 months ago

How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa - News18

News 18  

On 2 October 2023, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. In April 2023, almost coinciding with World Malaria Day, the West African nation Ghana approved the malaria vaccine R21, even before it was approved by the WHO. The vaccine R21 is developed at the University of Oxford …

The case for India switching from the oral to the inactivated polio vaccine
1 year, 5 months ago

The case for India switching from the oral to the inactivated polio vaccine

The Hindu  

This article is a response to ‘The case for the oral polio vaccine in the world’s quest for eradication’, July 21, 2023, by Vipin M. Vashishtha and Puneet Kumar. Also, India has remained polio-free since January 2011 even as wild poliovirus and VDPV cases have been reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan, thanks to high polio vaccine coverage here. The need …

Bolster the US-India vaccine collaboration
1 year, 6 months ago

Bolster the US-India vaccine collaboration

Hindustan Times  

As India and the United States look to step up their strategic technology partnership, the former is in an advantageous position in the shifting collaborative paradigm — a confident democracy with a robust and resilient research and development ecosystem. Well supported by globally competitive academic research organisations such as the Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Virology, …

India urges G-20 countries to join vaccine research collaborative in wake of COVID vaccine inequity
1 year, 6 months ago

India urges G-20 countries to join vaccine research collaborative in wake of COVID vaccine inequity

The Hindu  

With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing the acute inequity in vaccine development and access, the Indian government is working in partnership with two leading global non-profits to convene and build consensus among the G-20 member States and others, for a proposed Global Vaccine Research Collaborative. “International cooperation is essential to advance vaccine development for emerging pathogens, and the G-20 can serve …

Bharat Biotech starts dispatching nasal vaccines: Why it’s a big thing for India
1 year, 10 months ago

Bharat Biotech starts dispatching nasal vaccines: Why it’s a big thing for India

Live Mint  

The world's first intranasal heterologous booster dose has begun to be dispatched by Bharat Biotech to hospitals, Executive Chairman Dr. Krishna Ella announced on February 5. He discussed the delivery of vaccines under the bilateral agreement between the Ella Foundation and the UW-Madison Global Health Institute for the establishment of the first-ever UW-Madison One Health Center in India for improving …

India launches world’s 1st intranasal Covid vaccine: Check price, availability
1 year, 10 months ago

India launches world’s 1st intranasal Covid vaccine: Check price, availability

Hindustan Times  

The world's first made-in-India intranasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, was launched on Thursday as the country marked its 74th Republic Day. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the vaccine and emphasised India's vaccine manufacturing and innovation capability, which he said is appreciated all over the world. "As the world's first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine, this is a glorious …

Centre rolls out first nasal Covid vaccine as booster
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre rolls out first nasal Covid vaccine as booster

Hindustan Times  

India on Thursday rolled out the first nasal vaccine against Covid-19, to be administered as a primary or booster dose for adults, potentially widening the pool of people who may take a third vaccine against the infection, cutting tertiary costs, and easing pressures on supply and storage networks. “Being the world’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine, this marks a glorious tribute …

India’s first intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC launched
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s first intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC launched

Live Mint  

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched India's first made nasal vaccine against Covid-19 iNCOVACC. "Our nasal vaccine will be officially launched on January 26, on Republic Day," the company's chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said, participating in the 'Face-to-Face with New Frontiers in Science' segment of the IISF, organised at the …

Union Budget 2023-24: Will Budget provide a booster dose for Indian pharmaceutical industry?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023-24: Will Budget provide a booster dose for Indian pharmaceutical industry?

Firstpost  

The Indian pharmaceuticals industry showed resilience, speed, and reliability in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic challenges in India and provided much-needed aid to many other countries. With rising inflation in many countries and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China, the Indian pharmaceuticals industry is awaiting strong policy measures to provide further impetus to continue the ‘Make in India’ …

First Indian intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech to be launched on Jan 26
1 year, 11 months ago

First Indian intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech to be launched on Jan 26

India TV News  

Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the first of its kind in India, on January 26, the company's chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said here on Saturday. In December, Bharat Biotech had announced that it would sell the intranasal vaccine for Rs 325 per shot for procurement by the government and Rs 800 …

Biological E, Bharat Biotech Together Sitting on Stockpile of 250 Million Covid Vaccine Doses
1 year, 11 months ago

Biological E, Bharat Biotech Together Sitting on Stockpile of 250 Million Covid Vaccine Doses

News 18  

Two major vaccine makers from Hyderabad, Biological E Ltd and Bharat Biotech, together are holding about 250 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready to dispatch as and when orders are received. According to respective company sources, Biological E is holding 200 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax while Bharat Biotech is sitting on a stockpile of 50 million doses …

Price of Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine revealed. Details here
1 year, 11 months ago

Price of Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine revealed. Details here

Live Mint  

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine has been approved by the Union Health Ministry as a booster dose for those aged 18 years and above according to reports will be available at ₹800+ GST+ hospital charges according to sources. The country’s first intranasal covid vaccine will be rolled out in the fourth week of January as a booster dose for those …

A PLI-type scheme for 'atmanirbhar' vaccine industry
2 years ago

A PLI-type scheme for 'atmanirbhar' vaccine industry

Live Mint  

The government will likely unveil a ₹2,500 crore financial assistance programme to boost domestic production of vaccine raw materials to enhance self-reliance amid a resurgence of covid cases worldwide, two officials familiar with the development said. Cement investors see Q3 with mixed feelings While India is a global leader in vaccine production, it imports key raw materials needed for manufacturing. …

Bharat Biotech urges Centre to include its intranasal COVID vaccine in CoWIN portal
2 years ago

Bharat Biotech urges Centre to include its intranasal COVID vaccine in CoWIN portal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech has requested the central government to include its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, in CoWIN portal to enable the recipients of the jab to get vaccination certificate. The company sources said Bharat Biotech is currently holding discussions with international “potential partners” who have approached the company for manufacturing and distribution of the intranasal vaccine globally. “Since iNCOVACC has …

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health
2 years, 1 month ago

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health

News 18  

On April 14, 2020, India’s Prime Minister made an appeal to scientists and researchers to take the lead in developing a vaccine against the coronavirus. The group was tasked with formulating an implementation strategy for the Covid-19 vaccine including the selection of vaccine candidates, procurement of vaccines, prioritisation of population groups for vaccination, enabling digital infrastructure, vaccine delivery platforms as …

India@75: Phenomenal journey of the pharma industry
2 years, 1 month ago

India@75: Phenomenal journey of the pharma industry

Hindustan Times  

The Indian pharmaceutical industry has come a long way since the country’s independence. Among private players, Khwaja Abdul Hamied had already set up one of India’s oldest pharma companies, Cipla in 1935; Indravan Modi set up Cadila pharmaceuticals in the early 1950s, Kallam Anji Reddy set up Dr Reddy’s Laboratories in Hyderabad and Bhai Parvinder Singh set up Ranbaxy in …

India an important manufacturer of vaccines for world: White House
2 years, 1 month ago

India an important manufacturer of vaccines for world: White House

India Today  

India is an important manufacturer of vaccines for the world, the White House said, acknowledging the crucial role the country played in supplying vaccines against COVID-19 globally. “Because of its incredible manufacturing capacity, has been a major exporter of vaccines,” Dr Ashish Jha, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, told reporters at a news conference here on Tuesday. Defending the Biden …

Will Two ‘Made-in-India’ Vaccines Be the New Covid Boosters? News18 Decodes Differences
2 years, 3 months ago

Will Two ‘Made-in-India’ Vaccines Be the New Covid Boosters? News18 Decodes Differences

News 18  

India will soon roll out mRNA shots and intranasal vaccines, which will be available on CoWIN, and can be used as boosters against Covid-19. India’s first mRNA shot is only the third mRNA vaccine to be approved for Covid-19 in the world after Pfizer and Moderna. But mortality will be reduced.” Sharing a study of the intranasal vaccines under clinical …

Bharat Biotech’s intra-nasal COVID vaccine gets emergency use approval
2 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Biotech’s intra-nasal COVID vaccine gets emergency use approval

The Hindu  

Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine has been approved by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for primary immunization against COVID-19 in 18+ age group for restricted use in emergencies, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted on Tuesday. Dr. Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director, Bharat Biotech, said: “iNCOVACC will be a global game changer in intra-nasal vaccines technology and delivery …

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why

Live Mint  

According to those with knowledge of the situation, India has chosen to delay purchasing the monkeypox vaccine on an emergency basis for the time being because the number of cases reported across the nation has not increased. Serum Institute of India, one of the first organisations to express interest in bringing the monkeypox vaccine into India, put its proposal on …

Indian Covid vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna, says Adar Poonawalla
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian Covid vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna, says Adar Poonawalla

India Today  

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday claimed that Covid-19 vaccines that are made in India, have provided more protection against coronavirus infection than vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna. Speaking to news agency ANI, Poonawalla said, "The Covid-19 vaccines which have been made in India are providing more protection against the disease than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and …

COVID-19: Indian vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna, says Adar Poonawalla
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Indian vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna, says Adar Poonawalla

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 vaccines which have been made in India are providing more protection against the disease than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna, said Adar Poonawalla New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday claimed that “Made in India” COVID-19 vaccines have provided more protection against the coronavirus infection than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna. “The …

Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V's India Production In A Fix After Sanctions on Russia's Jab Manufacturer
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V's India Production In A Fix After Sanctions on Russia's Jab Manufacturer

News 18  

The sanctions imposed by the United States on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which markets Sputnik V internationally has raised concerns over the manufacturing of the Covid-19 vaccine in India, the second largest producer of the jab after Russia. RDIF is Russia’s sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, primarily in Russia, alongside reputable international financial and …

In Boost to India's Covid Fight, 2 Vaccines, Covovax & Corbevax, and 1 Anti-Viral Pill Cleared in a Single Day
2 years, 11 months ago

In Boost to India's Covid Fight, 2 Vaccines, Covovax & Corbevax, and 1 Anti-Viral Pill Cleared in a Single Day

News 18  

Expanding India’s vaccine basket, the Central Drug Authority has approved the Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, Biological E’s jab Corbevax and anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir for restricted use in emergency situation. It also had recommended granting restricted emergency use approval to the drug Molnupiravir for treatment of adult patients with COVID-19 and who have high risk of progression of …

2 more Covid vaccines Covovax and Corbevax, and anti-viral drug Molnupiravir cleared for use in India
2 years, 11 months ago

2 more Covid vaccines Covovax and Corbevax, and anti-viral drug Molnupiravir cleared for use in India

India TV News  

Covovax, Corbevax vaccine latest news: The Government has approved two more Covid vaccines and an anti-viral drug for use in India. Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has given emergency use authorization approval to COVID-19 vaccines Covovax and Corbevax and Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir. "CORBEVAX vaccine …

This Woman IAS Officer’s Out-of-the-Box Thinking Helped India Become Polio-free
3 years, 1 month ago

This Woman IAS Officer’s Out-of-the-Box Thinking Helped India Become Polio-free

News 18  

For several years, the monovalent vaccines had proved to be suboptimal. ‘For our national immunization programme, the Universal Immunization Programme, we procure our vaccines—including the polio vaccines—from this company and also from several other Indian manufacturers approved by our NRA, don’t we?’ she thought. Why should the same vaccine from the same manufacturer lose its efficacy against the same disease …

Explained | Why are U.S. COVID-19 vaccines still out of reach in India?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why are U.S. COVID-19 vaccines still out of reach in India?

The Hindu  

The story so far : More than six months after the government announced it would fast-track clearances for foreign COVID-19 vaccines to India, the indemnity clause is still holding up the import of all American vaccines to India, including those manufactured by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. If it all any indemnity is to be granted to any company …

Covid-19: J&J's Hyderabad-made Jabs Get CDL Nod, Over 1 Cr Doses Ready for Export
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: J&J's Hyderabad-made Jabs Get CDL Nod, Over 1 Cr Doses Ready for Export

News 18  

American pharma giant Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine shots, manufactured in India by Hyderabad-based Biological E, are ready for export, News18.com learnt. “Once the Drug Controller General of India approves the report sent by CDL and the request filed by the company, the batches can be exported.” The move is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement at the …

Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covid vaccine Covovax
3 years, 1 month ago

Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covid vaccine Covovax

India Today  

The Serum Institute of India on Friday sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations at its Manjari manufacturing site, official sources said. There were no safety concerns arising from the study data and Covovax is safe and immunogenic in the adult population, Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government …

India Ships Vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran under 'Vaccine Maitri'
3 years, 2 months ago

India Ships Vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran under 'Vaccine Maitri'

News 18  

India has recently sent crores of Covid vaccine shots to four nations in its neighborhood under the “Vaccine Maitri” programme, it was announced on Thursday. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India has exported the Covid vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Iran and its “top priority” is the neighborhood countries. India resumed vaccines export in the …

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official
3 years, 2 months ago

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official

News 18  

The World Health Organisation is deeply concerned that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognised in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organisation …

WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency use not being recognised in all countries
3 years, 2 months ago

WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency use not being recognised in all countries

India TV News  

The World Health Organisation is “deeply concerned” that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognized in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr. Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organization again …

India may try to find 'middle ground' for usage and export of J&J single-shot jab
3 years, 2 months ago

India may try to find 'middle ground' for usage and export of J&J single-shot jab

Firstpost  

A strategy needs to be put in place where India may take a share of the monthly production of J&J’s vaccine for domestic use, said a senior government official privy to developments on this front The Indian government may initiate a fresh round of talks with Johnson & Johnson to find a middle ground on domestic usage and export of …

Come, make vaccines in India: PM Modi to global manufacturers in UNGA address
3 years, 2 months ago

Come, make vaccines in India: PM Modi to global manufacturers in UNGA address

Firstpost  

Making a strong pitch for indigenious COVID-19 vaccines, Modi also informed at UNGA that India has developed the first DNA vaccine, which can be given to those above 12 years Making a strong pitch for indigenious COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address at UNGA invited the global manufacturers to make them in India. “Despite limited resources, India …

India to get over 100 crore doses of Covid vaccines in next 3 months; to resume export too: Mandaviya
3 years, 3 months ago

India to get over 100 crore doses of Covid vaccines in next 3 months; to resume export too: Mandaviya

India TV News  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday announced that the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore in the next three months. Export of surplus vaccines to being next month The Centre has also informed that India will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines next month under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme …

India to resume COVID vaccine exports to COVAX, neighbours
3 years, 3 months ago

India to resume COVID vaccine exports to COVAX, neighbours

Al Jazeera  

The health minister says government will prioritise the global vaccine-sharing platform and India’s neighbouring countries. India will resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines from the next quarter, prioritising the global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX and neighbouring countries first as supplies rise, according to the health minister. The country’s monthly vaccine output has since more than doubled and is set to quadruple to …

How India transitioned from glorifying politicians to prioritising human life
3 years, 3 months ago

How India transitioned from glorifying politicians to prioritising human life

Op India  

Although March 16 is celebrated as the National Vaccination Day every year, from today onwards, September 17 will hold special significance as far as the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination is concerned, for this is the day on which India created history by administering more than 2 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine in a single day, the highest single-day vaccination coverage perhaps …

India’s vaccine drive remarkable: Melinda Gates
3 years, 3 months ago

India’s vaccine drive remarkable: Melinda Gates

Hindustan Times  

In an emailed interview to Rhythma Kaul, Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates explains how the health care delivery system is going to change post Covid-19 pandemic, and how India has remarkably managed to scale up vaccinations against the virus. India’s Covid-19 management and the country-wide immunization drive have demonstrated why long-term investments in health systems are crucial. In particular, …

Four more Indian pharma firms expected to begin COVID vaccine production by Oct-Nov, says Union health minister
3 years, 4 months ago

Four more Indian pharma firms expected to begin COVID vaccine production by Oct-Nov, says Union health minister

Firstpost  

During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Mansukh Mandaviya said India has administered 47 crore doses of vaccine so far New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said in Parliament that four more Indian pharma firms are expected to start anti-coronavirus vaccine production by October-November that will accelerate the inoculation drive. During the Question Hour in the …

India procured over 100 crore vaccines between Jan and July 16
3 years, 4 months ago

India procured over 100 crore vaccines between Jan and July 16

India Today  

The government has procured a total of 100.6 crore doses from January, 2021 till July 16, 2021, said Union MoS for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, in Rajya Sabha. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar was replying to a question by Congress MP Kapil Sibal on the timeline of orders placed for Covid-19 vaccines by the Centre …

No shortage of vaccines, govt providing free jabs to states and UTs, Lok Sabha told
3 years, 4 months ago

No shortage of vaccines, govt providing free jabs to states and UTs, Lok Sabha told

India Today  

There has been no shortage of vaccines and the Government of India has been supplying the jabs to states and Union Territories for free to be given to prioritized beneficiaries as recommended by NEGVAC, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Asked whether the government is aware that many inoculation sites got closed …

Next Covid vaccine in pill form? Israeli company to start clinical trial - Here's the Indian connect
3 years, 5 months ago

Next Covid vaccine in pill form? Israeli company to start clinical trial - Here's the Indian connect

India TV News  

The next generation of Covid19 vaccines may come in pill form as an Israeli company named Oramed Pharmaceuticals is all set to start clinical trials of an oral version in Tel Aviv, according to The Times of Israel, but there is an Indian connection too. Meanwhile, the government has recently said that vaccines currently being used in the country, are …

Unable to send COVID-19 vaccines as India needs time to review its legal provisions, says US
3 years, 5 months ago

Unable to send COVID-19 vaccines as India needs time to review its legal provisions, says US

Firstpost  

The Joe Biden administration has announced it will share 80 million doses from its domestic stockpile with countries around the world, including India The United States on Tuesday said that it is ready to ship its COVID-19 vaccines expeditiously when it has the green light from the Indian government which has told the Americans that it needs further time to …

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