Tag: Covaxin

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Monday filed an application with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine- Covaxin. The application was filed before the apex drug regulator on Monday evening, a company source told IANS on the condition of anonymity. Covaxin, India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine by […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 700 vaccination centres were closed down in Odisha after the State ran out of Covid-19 vaccine stock on Wednesday. The vaccination drive was completely disrupted in Koraput district…

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India’s (SII) COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Covishield – has been recommended by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) which met today to examine the emergency-use authorisation (EUA) application sought by the pharmaceutical firm. With the SEC giving a green signal to Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine candidate, India is one step away from […]

New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee of Central Drug Standard Control Organization on Saturday recommended Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ for emergency use in India. However, the final decision on its approval will be taken by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Expert panel recommends granting permission for restricted emergency use authorization for Bharat Biotech’s indigenously […]

Bhubaneswar: As the country’s Covid-19 vaccination plan received a boost with the emergency use nod given to two vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin – by the Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Controller Organsiation (CDSCO), the day also saw a massive mock drill in as many as 125 districts spread across all the […]

New Delhi: The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) said it is shocked to learn of the SEC’s recommendation to grant REU approval to Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN in “clinical trial mode” and “specially in the context of infection by mutant strains”. “In light of the intense concerns arising from the absence of efficacy data and […]

New Delhi: Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will cost Rs 219-292 per shot to the government and will be priced at double that rate in private market ones such sales open up, said Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of its Indian manufacturer-Serum Institute of India, on Monday. Serum Institute of India […]

New Delhi: With the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approving Serum Institute of India’s ‘Covishield’ vaccine and Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ for emergency use, paving way for their roll-out and administration to millions, Russian Sputnik V vaccine makers have said that they are working with AstraZeneca (AZ) to take the efficacy of AZ vaccine to […]

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has sent the first batch of its Covid vaccine, Covaxin, to the government for further distribution as the immunisation drive in the country is set to start in coming days, its CMD Dr Krishna Ella said on Monday. “We have already sent the batch to the Central Research Institute in […]

New Delhi: Vaccine makers Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said both the companies jointly pledge for smooth roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and the world. In a show of solidarity after some bitter comments, Adar Poonawala and Krishna Ella, jointly on behalf of Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech, […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Union Health Ministry giving the green signal to roll out  Covid-19 vaccines across the country from coming Makar Sankrati, Odisha will also see the first dispatch of vaccines reaching the State by January 13-14. Even though Odisha had conducted the dry run for Covid-19 vaccines in all districts on January 2, the […]

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has informed states and union territories that they are likely to receive the first supply of COVID-19 vaccine shortly and asked them to remain prepared to accept these consignments. In a communique, the ministry said vaccine will be supplied to the identified consignee points of 19 states and union […]

Bhubaneswar: The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday that the much-awaited coronavirus vaccination drive will kick off on January 16. “It was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals, including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu etc., the Covid-19 vaccination will start from January 16, 2021,” the ministry said in a statement. PM Modi […]

New Delhi: Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, about 200 vaccine candidates are in the works and 10 have been either approved by several countries or are under limited emergency use. As India prepares to launch its vaccine drive on January 16, here is a look at the options: COVAXIN Developed by Bharat Biotech […]

New Delhi: Days before the commencement of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that 1.1 crore Covishield and 55 lakh Covaxin vaccines have been procured at a cost of Rs 200 and Rs 206 per dose, respectively. However, BBIL will provide 16.5 lakh doses of Covaxin free of cost […]