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A health worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a government Hospital in Mumbai, India. (AP)

Centre issues Letter of Comfort to Bharat Biotech for 45 lakh doses of Covaxin

The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker will be supplying over eight lakh doses of Covaxin to some of the friendly countries free of cost

19 Jan 2021 3:43 PM

The deniers of vaccination who pose a puzzle are those who have no such complete theory of the universe. What they have instead is the Internet through which the most abject nonsense is spread. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Time for all to get Covid jabs; don’t listen to ‘anti-vaccers’

There are millions of idiots around the world who are anti-vaccers

16 Jan 2021 12:00 AM

A medical staff member conducts a COVID-19 rapid test on a bicycle rider at a drive-through testing site. (Representational Image: AP)

New coronavirus strain may replace the old one, say experts

The biggest worry is the status of the vaccines due to the emerging new strains

25 Dec 2020 6:44 AM

A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP)

US regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

FDA regulators posted their analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain began vaccinating its oldest citizens

08 Dec 2020 10:01 PM

Kishwar Desai | Anti-Semitism is why Meghnad quit; all hope for Christmas shots

On the personal front, it was quite a tumultuous week for us, as my husband, Meghnad Desai, left the Labour Party after 49 years!

22 Nov 2020 9:07 PM

All citizens to get free COVID-19 vaccine, says Union Minister after backlash

The BJP announcement of free COVID vaccine for Bihar, where assembly polls begin this week, had kicked up a controversy

26 Oct 2020 10:52 AM

Apollo Hospitals Executive Vice-Chairperson Shobana Kamineni briefs media about Apollo Hospitals Group gearing up to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, to augment the government's battle against COVID-19, at Apollo Hospitals, in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Apollo ready to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines a day

The group says they have also built the largest cold chain network and distribution system to safely transport and store vaccine

16 Oct 2020 5:46 PM

Most attacks targeting “sensitive sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals” were carried out by hackers from China and Russia, often from state organisations, but also by criminal organisations and universities who trade in hacked data, security sources said. (Representative Image)

Spanish COVID-19 vaccine research stolen by Chinese hackers, says report

Spain’s secret service chief said hackers led “a particularly virulent campaign targeting laboratories working on the search for a vaccine”.

18 Sep 2020 7:51 PM

$Laboratory technicians handle capped vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, conducted on a high-performance aseptic vial filling line. Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks. (AFP)$

Rich nations snap up vaccine stocks in global race for jab

The remaining 2.6 bn have been bought by or promised to developing countries like India, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico

17 Sep 2020 11:30 AM

File photo of a researcher working on the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus COVID-19, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. AP Photo

AA Edit | COVID-19 vaccine: Forget the hype, invest in policy

The spotlight is now back on Moderna Therapeutics which has a year-end launch tentatively lined up for its messenger RNA jab

12 Sep 2020 6:54 PM

A visitor wearing a face mask looks at a model of a coronavirus and boxes for COVID-19 vaccines at a display by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic largely under control, China's capital on Saturday kicked off one of the first large-scale public events since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, as tens of thousands of attendees were expected to visit displays from nearly 2,000 Chinese and foreign companies showcasing their products and services. (AP)

China shows off homegrown COVID-19 vaccines for first time

The potential vaccines on display are among nearly 10 worldwide to enter phase 3 trials, the last step ahead of regulatory approval

07 Sep 2020 4:06 PM

Drugmakers and government agencies worldwide are racing to combat the pandemic and develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

COVID-19 vaccine to be priced below 10 euros: Sanofi

If the results are conclusive, Sanofi and GSK hope to get the vaccine approved in the first half of next year

06 Sep 2020 9:08 AM

Vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of the potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Seattle. The US federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. (AP File)

US states told to be ready for vaccine distribution by November 1

The timeline raised concern among public health experts about a vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of the election

03 Sep 2020 9:02 AM

Moderna, which has never brought a vaccine to market, has received nearly $1 billion from the U.S. government under its Operation Warp Speed program. (Representational Image: AP)

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to work as well in older adults in early study

Moderna's candidate, mRNA-1273, is already in late-stage human trials testing its ability to safely prevent infection

27 Aug 2020 11:25 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserted that a fair and inclusive COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now. (PTI Photo)

Government's unpreparedness alarming: Rahul on COVID vaccine access strategy

Human trials on various COVID vaccines are currently underway across the world, including in India.

27 Aug 2020 10:05 AM

Phase II human trial of Oxford vaccine begins in Pune. A scientist works over an experimental coronavirus vaccine in a laboratory. (AFP Photo)

Serum Institute begins phase 2 clinical trial of Oxford COVID vaccine

In all 25 candidates will given the vaccine in the next seven days, according to Dr Lalwani

26 Aug 2020 5:01 PM

A Chinese mining company in Papua New Guinea claims to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial. (AP)

Chinese mining company used COVID-19 vaccine in PNG

National Pandemic Response Controller banned COVID-19 vaccine testing or trials in Papua New Guinea on Thursday

21 Aug 2020 12:13 PM

Sputnik V has been developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, along with the RDIF. The vaccine has not been tested in Phase 3 or larger clinical trials. (Representational Image: AP)

Russia looking for partnership with India for producing COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V: RDIF CEO

The vaccine, named Sputnik V, has been developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, along with the RDIF

21 Aug 2020 8:54 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that India will be one of the nations to produce a vaccine for coronavirus and the process will require a "clearly-defined" strategy. (PTI Photo)

Need clearly-defined, inclusive access strategy now: Rahul to government on COVID vaccine

Rahul said that the Centre will need vaccine access strategy that is inclusive, ensuring availability, affordability and fair distribution

14 Aug 2020 3:12 PM

US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. (PTI Photo)

US signs $1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine deal with Moderna for 100 million doses

Moderna’s price per dose comes to around $30.50 per person for a two dose regimen

12 Aug 2020 8:51 AM

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