After holding a review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said that in the process of applying for emergency use authorization of Covishield in the next two weeks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will visit the Serum Institute of India in Pune, which has partnered with global pharma giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University for COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official told PTI on Thursday.
Delhi reported 6,224 new COVID-19 cases (out of 61,381 tests), 4,943 recoveries, and 109 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Delhi Health Department. Total cases: 5,40,541; Total recoveries: 4,93,419; Active cases: 38,501; Death toll: 8,621.
The most talked about vaccines are being developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University; Pfizer and BioNTech; Johnson and Johnson; Sanofi along with GlaxoSmithKline; and Novavax.
This mission of Coronavirus vaccination of each citizen is like a national commitment. Each State and stakeholder has to work as a team to ensure that this mission is systematic, smooth and a sustained effort: PM Modi
Indian officials have said they expect to rely on COVAXIN and four other locally-tested candidates to control COVID-19, as they do not expect early access to sufficient quantities of those developed by Pfizer and Moderna.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the Chief Ministers of all the states and UTs to work on developing the infrastructure required for the distribution of the Covid vaccine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon hold two crucial meetings with state chief ministers and representatives to discuss vaccine distribution plans.
Union health ministry data updated today at 8 am, country's COVID-19 tally of cases stands at 70,53,806, while the death toll climbed to 1,09,150. Out of these 8,61,853 are active cases, 61,49,535 recovered, according to the health ministry.
Serum Institute of India on Saturday said that they will restart the trial in the country once the apex drug regulator allows.
The Russian defence ministry today said it had developed a 'safe' coronavirus vaccine following clinical trials on a group of volunteers.
Rumours spread in Mumbai on 'coronavirus vaccine'. Following this, people started gathering at a store in Ghatkopar.
According to the report, the first Made in India coronavirus vaccine will be ready. Learn about the vaccine from Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS.
Coronavirus cases are still on the rise in the country. Everyone hopes that a vaccine is prepared against the disease that the wreaked havoc in the world. About 30 health firms in the country are trying to make a vaccine. In this report, we tell you how a vaccine against a disease is made.
Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev has said that Patanjali has already completed clinical trials for the remedy that is aimed at achieving 100 per cent recovery rate against coronavirus.
American company named Moderna claims that its initial trial of COVID-19 vaccine has been successful. Scientists have developed antibodies to the corona virus in people who were injected with the vaccines.
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