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People walk by outdoor plastic dining bubbles on Fulton Market in Chicago. The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the diseases grip on the nation. (AP)

US sets single-day record for COVID-19 cases during new surge

Sixteen U.S. states also hit one-day records for new infections of the virus that causes COVID-19 on Friday

24 Oct 2020 7:43 AM GMT

The list of frontline health workers will include both government as well as private-sector doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitary staff, ASHA workers and surveillance officers. (AFP representational image)

Plans to vaccinate 25 crore people by July 2021: Minister

The Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July...

5 Oct 2020 6:06 AM GMT

Pharma chief urges transparency in virus vaccine rollout

Takeda inked a deal with the Japanese government and US firm Moderna Therapeutics to import and distribute 50 million...

20 Dec 2020 7:02 AM GMT

A healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP)

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

Sichuan is the first province to outline a timeline of its vaccination plans for the general public

18 Dec 2020 5:46 AM GMT

In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. (Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)

Shobhaa De | V is for valour, victory But V is also for vaccine!

Questions about decisions that will affect the heath and well-being of our planet will be decided by politicians!

12 Dec 2020 3:31 AM GMT

Dr Giuditta De Lorenzo

The Rat Race for COVID Vaccine

Almost every institution is in a fast-track mode when it comes to vaccine research due to its extraordinary and...

8 Dec 2020 10:31 AM GMT

An NHS pharmacy technician simulates the preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, during a staff training session ahead of the vaccines rollout next week, at the Royal Free Hospital in London on December 4. (Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | After vax first, will lucky Boris' swing Brexit deal?

The triumph of UK being first in the world among the vaxxers' did not go down well with everyone

7 Dec 2020 3:29 AM GMT

Glenmarks trial results show significant faster time to clinical improvement with Favipiravir. (Representative Image)

Glenmark's Favipiravir shows positive results in Phase-3 COVID-19...

The results also demonstrated 40 per cent faster achievement of 'clinical cure' defined as the physician's assessment of...

23 July 2020 4:10 AM GMT

Mahima Datla, the managing director of Biological E

J&J ties up with Biological E for manufacturing Covid vaccine in India

Hyderabad firm ties up to produce J&J's vaccine candidate in India

13 Aug 2020 3:32 PM GMT

The move is to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available. (AFP)

UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID-19 vaccines

UNICEF is world's largest single vaccine buyer, procuring over 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually on behalf of...

7 Sep 2020 5:04 AM GMT

A health worker prepares a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a vaccination centre in Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study

Past studies have demonstrated that mix-and-match vaccine schedules generate a robust immune response

18 Oct 2021 7:16 AM GMT

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase 3 trials for two-dose...

The company has got the permission for conduct of phase III trials for two-dose Covid vaccine, Cadila Healthcare said in...

5 Oct 2021 11:52 AM GMT