Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary, says Health Ministry

With the COVID-19 vaccination just around the corner, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary. The Health Ministry said that it is advisable to receive the complete schedule of COVID-19 vaccine for protecting oneself against this disease and also to limit the spread of this disease to close […]

India’s indigenous coronavirus vaccine ‘Covaxin’ shows robust immune response in 1st phase clinical trials

India’s indigenous coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, has shown to generate robust immune response in its first phase clinical trials. A detailed immunogenicity response of the first phase trials of the vaccine has been declared by the manufacturers. Covaxin, jointly developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and ICMR has been found to be safe generating no serious adverse […]

Six vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials in India

Informing that the Drugs Controller General of India has granted clearance for the clinical trials of one more candidate vaccine from India, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said six vaccines are currently undergoing clinical trials in the country. “This week, the Drugs Controller General of India granted clearance for clinical trials […]

90-year-old UK woman receives first COVID-19 vaccine

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother on Tuesday became the first Briton/person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot outside of a clinical trial. The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a coronavirus shot outside of clinical trials, a landmark moment amid the pandemic, CNN […]

First COVID-19 vaccinations begin in UK, says Boris Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced that the first vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the country. Taking to Twitter, Johnson said, “Today the first vaccinations in the UK against COVID-19 begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine, to all […]

Haryana Minister Anil Vij, who participated in Covid vaccine trial, tests positive

Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, just days after he participated in the clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine. On November 20, the 67-year-old BJP veteran had volunteered to participate in the third phase trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, in which over 25,000 persons were administered trial […]

UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly novel coronavirus. The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe […]

Assam eyes 70-lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in first phase

Around 70 lakh people, or roughly one-fifth of the state’s population, are expected to get the much anticipated COVID vaccine during the first phase. This was informed by state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who said that the government is constantly following all developments related to the availability of vaccine. Sarma informed that the centre […]

PM Modi visits Serum Institute of India in Pune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Serum Institute of India in Pune as part of efforts to get a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges, and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19. Earlier in the day, he visited Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA […]