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Adar Poonawalla terms vaccine 'Covishield' dispatch as 'historic moment'

The first consignment containing vials of coronavirus vaccine "Covishield" were dispatched from the Pune factory

Security enhanced at airport as first batch of COVID vaccine reaches Delhi

Security has been stepped up at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from where the first consignment of Covishield vaccines from Pune will be transported to different parts of the city on Tuesday

Vaccine movement begins, 4 airlines to fly 5.6 mn doses from Pune: Puri

Four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Vaccine movement has started, he said on Twitter, adding that first two flights operated by "SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off". "Today @airindiain @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia & @IndiGo6E will operate 9 flights from Pune with 56.5 lakh doses to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bengaluru, Lucknow & Chandigarh," he said on Twitter.

First Covishield consignment leaves Serum Institute for 13 locations

Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport

Govt inks pact, first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines to fly today

Serum to supply 11 mn doses at Rs 200 each initially

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Govt wants Serum Institute to lower price of AstraZeneca vaccine: Report

The AstraZeneca shot, locally branded as Covishield in India, is expected to meet 90% of India's mass immunisation programme needs, an official said

Vaccine transport from Serum Institute to start on Jan 11 or 12: Report

The transportation of Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India's facility in Pune is likely to start from the evening of January 11 or on January 12

From factory to front line, all roads lead to Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

According to sources, a contract may be signed between the government and the vaccine makers on Monday, and the first batch of vaccinations will be done using Serum Institute's (SII's) Covishield

PM Modi meet with CMs to kickstart mega Covid-19 vaccination drive

The government is in the final stages of due diligence to ink a supply deal with Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, which have got approval for emergency use of their vaccines

DGCA issues guidelines for carrying vaccine in passenger aircraft

Dry ice, which is used to pack the vaccine, transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius and is therefore classified as "dangerous goods" by ICAO

Adverse effect of Covid-19 vaccine: What the law says, or doesn't

Laws governing compensation in case of adverse side effects for Covaxin and Covishield may differ in accordance with the kind of approvals given, say legal experts

Airlines get ready for Covid-19 vaccine journey ahead of inoculation drive

Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately

South Africa says to get 1.5 million vaccines from Serum Institute of India

A million jabs to be delivered in January and the remainder the following month

Bharat Biotech vaccine may cost less than Serum's; govt working on pricing

The final contract is expected to be signed soon

Free vaccines may require states to spend a third of their health Budget

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

Is India ready for vaccine rollout? Key Covid updates of the last 24 hours

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

70 mn doses ready: Delays over pricing holding back India's vaccine rollout

The Indian government may be looking to put pressure on Serum to lower its prices, as seen by its controversial decision to greenlight a rival vaccine

Govt ready to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency nod: Health secy

Health personnel succh as doctors and nurses and frontline workers such as police personnel, home guards won't have to register themselves online to get the vaccine

Vaccine firms Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute patch up after war of words

Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine