Serum, the world's largest producer of vaccines by volume, can ship out the Astra vaccine priced between $5-10 per dose
The foreign ministry said shipments would start on Wednesday following requests from "neighbouring and key partner countries"
India may start vaccine exports as soon as today
R S Sharma, who chairs the empowered committee on technology for Covid vaccine, spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on what went wrong with Co-Win during the first few days, the scale-up exercise, and more
A top government official said that if this vaccine works it can be a game changer in the fight against COVID-19
The health minister also referred to an earlier tweet by him on January 15, wherein he had posted a chart with details of all those people who should not get the vaccine Read more at: https://www.dec
. Bharat Biotech said it has also donated 16.5 lakh doses to the Government of India. Sources further said the supplies from the company depend on the orders being placed by the government
The vaccine maker in the fact sheet on Covaxin, posted in its website, said the clinical efficacy of the vaccine is yet to be established and is being studied in Phase 3 clinical trial
Two deaths were reported in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, one not linked to jab, the other yet to be investigated
Nearly 3,600 healthcare workers received the COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on Monday, a further dip in the figures compared to that on the opening day of the immunisation drive
Transparency and consultation are vital to governance
Issue of public trust in the vaccines must be addressed
Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum said the Clinical Trial (PMSF) Phase 3 data should be evaluated in a transparent manner as and when available for India for both vaccines
With one hour to go before the vaccination process ended, only 31 people had taken the jab
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
The hectic preparations in the capital city resembled action at any wedding venue, according to a health worker in the midst of it all
Over 3,000 sites across the country ready to vaccinate 300,000 health workers on first day. Some 100 beneficiaries will be given jab at each session site
More than 480,000 healthcare providers including doctors have registered through the Co-WIN software to get the jab
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday that the government will compare the coronavirus vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin on different parameters for recordkeeping purposes
The other less common adverse events were dizziness, giddiness, tremor, sweating, cold, cough, and injection site swelling