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Serum, Bharat Biotech to get suppliers' credit for 300 mn Covid-19 doses

Govt okays Rs 4,500 cr upfront payment for 300 mn doses

Congress-ruled states raised doubts on Covid vaccines: Harsh Vardhan

This comes a day after Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi

EAM Jaishankar rejects criticism over export of coronavirus vaccines

At an online interaction, he said India prioritised vaccination of its people while describing those as "non-serious" people who questioned why the country was exporting at all

Expanding vaccine supply

Some good moves but freer pricing needed

From Sputnik V to Moderna, here's a snapshot of Covid-19 vaccines

Of this list, Sputnik V is already approved in India and Sinovac is unlikely to come in as it does not meet the aforementioned criteria

Govt push to step up Covid-19 vaccine output 10 times by September

Bharat Biotech and 3 PSEs to ramp up Covaxin production capacity

Covid redux: Focus on real solutions, do not make a mockery of this crisis

Medicare capacity has to be increased at warp speed. Many companies and business sectors already suffer from 'morbidities', and a fresh setback could push many over the brink, cautions T N Ninan

Best of BS Opinion: Rise of risk capital, Covid-19 vaccination, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Decision in 3 working days after foreign Covid-19 vaccine firms apply

Many vaccine makers in talks with govt as India wants a portfolio of products

Piyush Goyal for removal of Covid-19 vaccine production barriers

Last year, India and S Africa, along with 57 other WTO members proposed a temporary waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement relevant to the prevention, treatment and containment of Covid

The supply side

Ramping up vaccine availability has become critical

Coping with Covid

We need to stop messing around and plan ahead of the infection curve

Mumbai locals back on the lockdown train amid rising Covid-19 cases

As despair grips the city, there is a familiarity with which its citizens are beating the lockdown drum. "We know what to do and also, we had a day to get organised," says a small businessman

Best of BS Opinion: The mis-selling menace, Covid-19 vaccination, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Govt slams states: No Covid-19 vaccine shortage, only poor planning

Rajesh Bhushan, Union health secretary, said that there were over 20 million doses in the pipeline to be distributed to states

Vaccination drive: An Utsav without utsah

After watching the government mess up its handling of Covid, people want a strategy, not participatory stunts

Right prescription

Fast-tracking of vaccine approvals is a welcome policy change

Fast-track Covid-19 vaccine approval gives indices a shot in the arm

Sensex, Nifty rise 1.4%; experts see volatility continuing in near term

India gets third Covid-19 vaccine as SEC clears Russia's Sputnik V

Final nod from DCGI soon, jab likely at $3/dose

Expert panel recommends approval to Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Now, the Drugs Controller General of India DCGI will consider this recommendation and decide whether to grant Sputnik V approval for restricted emergency use in India