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SII, Bharat Biotech to get bulk of Rs 15K-crore profit pool: Report

At present, SII sells its vaccine Covishield to the Centre for Rs 150 per dose, to state governments for Rs 300 and to private hospitals for Rs 600.

Mumbai receives import bids for Sputnik, preps for 60-day vaccination drive

Mumbai estimates to spend 7 billion rupees to buy shots informed municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.

Covid-19 crisis: Over no response, states relax global vaccine tender norms

BMC was the first civic body in the country to float a global tender for purchasing vaccines

Serum Institute has to 'catch up', supply Covid-19 vaccines: WHO chief

"Once the devastating outbreak in India recedes, we also need the Serum Institute of India to get back on track and catch up on its delivery commitments to Covax," WHO chief said

Adar Poonawalla exits Panacea Biotec; sells entire stake for Rs 118 cr

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla offloaded his entire stake in Panacea Biotec amounting to 5.15 per cent shareholding of the firm for Rs 118 crore, through an open market transaction

The way forward for firms

Indian firms need to prepare for export boom by vaccinating employees, their family members; and prioritise export market

The vaccine gap

Timelines suggest govt must focus on health infra too

2 billion Covid-19 doses a long haul, but most will be covered by December

SII aims to make 50 million doses of Covovax (the Novavax vaccine) per month at its Pune plant

India's vaccine supplies to improve as it braces for Covid-19 third wave

India has vaccinated 37.2 million people with both doses of a vaccine, and about 135.5 million have received at least the first jab

Govt increases gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks

States told to ensure adherence to revised schedule

Delhi govt urges Serum Institute to 'come to rescue' and provide Covishield

To this, the SII said they are doing their best to meet countrywide vaccine requirements.

Serum Institute has promised 15 mn vaccine doses to Maharashtra: Minister

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has promised Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to deliver 15 million doses of Covishield to Maharashtra after May 20, said the state health minister

Avoid unrealistic Covid-19 vaccine expectations: Harsh Vardhan to states

The health minister was holding a meeting with eight states that have been showing a higher number of daily cases, positivity rate and mortality

Maharashtra, Karnataka suspend Covid-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused the Centre of blocking supplies to the state.

Will raise monthly production of vaccines to 100 mn doses by August: Serum

Amid multiple states reporting a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine, Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech have submitted to the Centre their production plan for the next four months, informing they can ramp it up to 10 crore and 7.8 crore doses respectively by August, official sources said on Wednesday The sources said the Union Health Ministry and the office of Drugs Controller General of India had sought from both the firms their production plan for June, July, August and September. The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's indigenously developed Covaxin and Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield, being manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, are currently being used in India's inoculation drive against coronavirus. Dr V Krishna Mohan, the Whole-time Director of Bharat Biotech, is learnt to have conveyed to the government that the production of Covaxin would be raised to 3.32 crore in July, and to 7.82 crore in August which will be maintained in September too. Similarly, Prakash Kum

After just Rs 18,000 cr profits in a decade, Serum, Bharat Biotech may earn big with Covid

For both companies, the pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn hundreds of crores of rupees that could be ploughed back to fund further research and capacity expansion

India and Serum, engulfed in second wave, stumble over their Covid promises

Forget saving humanity, the unfolding tragedy has made it clear that India - even with the world's largest vaccine maker at its disposal - cannot save itself

Maharashtra, UP, Delhi getting lower vaccine doses than needed: SBI report

Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar and North Eastern States are the states where vaccination wastage is 'quite high', the report said

Plea in Bombay High Court seeks Z+ security for Adar Poonawalla, his family

A writ petition on Wednesday has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking Z plus security for Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and his family

Best of BS Opinion: Stigmatised capital, TMC's election success, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday