The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more coronavirus vaccine doses to its 27 nations
The SII doses are intended for South Africa's frontline healthcare workers
Serum, the world's largest producer of vaccines by volume, can ship out the Astra vaccine priced between $5-10 per dose
Over 700,000 people to be vaccinated within a week in Karnataka
Health workers torn between duty and safety, a long wait for the vaccines to come to market, little clarity around 'informed consent' for Covaxin-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
Serum CEO Poonawalla said his company would start stockpiling millions of doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine candidate from around April
In a statement, the ministry cited "international logistical issues" for the delay
Administering Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, a move cheered by nationalist politicians, has worried some health experts who consider it rushed
Air India, GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet will carry the shots
These sectors will face another tough year after coronavirus pandemic, the first challenge being vaccination of India's 1.3 billion people. Devangshu Datta explains the opportunities and threats
The government hinted that for now, the Covid vaccine recipients will not have the option to choose from the two vaccines approved for restricted emergency use
Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately
Morocco has approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with the UK's Oxford University
While Covishield could erode a third of states' health bill if they bear the full cost, approval of the Pfizer jab would double the health spend
The company has partnered with the Serum Institute of India, for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian government and also to a large number of low and middle-income countries
The health ministry is prepared to roll out the Covid vaccine within 10 days of the emergency use authorisation, which was granted to two companies on January 3
Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine
Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December
Brazil made a diplomatic push to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could delay immunisations
Britain touted a scientific "triumph" as dialysis patient Brian Pinker, 82, became the first person to get the Oxford/AstraZeneca shot outside of a trial