COVID-19 vaccination drive to kick off on Jan 16: Govt

India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 and priority will be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers, the government said on Saturday. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of COVID-19 situation and vaccine preparedness. “After the detailed review, it was decided that in […]

India ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country is ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines and added that the world is discussing India’s efforts to empower the poor by using modern technology. “Today, India is ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines. India has done […]

Assam conducts dry run for coronavirus vaccination

Assam conducted a dry run for coronavirus vaccination at various health facilities in 14 districts on Friday, official sources said. Officials of the UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) were present on the occasion. The dry run will be held regularly in 30 districts of the state to prepare the medical staff for the actual […]

Prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use approval: Health ministry

Days after Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to two COVID-19 vaccines, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that India is prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use authorisation (EUA), subject to government’s nod. “We are prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use […]

Bharat Biotech setting up four vaccine manufacturing facilities

Bharat Biotech, which has been accorded Emergency Use Authorisation from the drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, on Monday said they are setting up four vaccine manufacturing facilities with a combined capacity of 700 million doses per annum. Denying allegations that the city-based vaccine maker lacks data of Covaxin, Krishna Ella, chairman of Bharat […]

India will soon begin world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the world’s biggest inoculation drive against coronavirus is set to begin in the country, a day after the drugs regulator approved two vaccines for restricted emergency use. Lauding the scientists and technicians for the ”Made in India” vaccines, he said the country is proud of them. “World’s […]

Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination successfully conducted in four states including Assam

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted a two-day dry run for activities entailed in COVID-19 vaccination in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat from December 28 to December 29. “Backed with the experience of rolling out Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and conducting nationwide multiple wide-range injectable vaccination campaigns such as measles-rubella (MR) and […]

Covaxin can work against mutated coronavirus: Bharat Biotech

Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker Krishna Ella said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with […]

Scientists say UK strain unlikely to affect efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, warn against more mutations

The faster spreading coronavirus strain first detected in the UK is unlikely to make vaccines less effective as of now but the preventives may need to be appropriately altered if more mutations occur over time, say scientists. More than 40 countries, including India, have banned travel to and from the UK, a move several scientists […]