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Sohini Das writes on automobile and healthcare sectors for Business Standard. Over her 17 years as a journalist, she has covered multiple sectors and issues -- FMCG, dairy, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
Sohini Das writes on automobile and healthcare sectors for Business Standard. Over her 17 years as a journalist, she has covered multiple sectors and issues -- FMCG, dairy, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
After receiving the order from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the company started lifting unused stock from hospitals to re-label the shelf life from 9 months to 12 months
The Spike-protein neutralizing antibodies found in the mixed vaccine groups were significantly higher than the same-vaccine groups
New variant in 81% of samples genome tested: Delhi health minister
Day 1 to see a few hundred shots administered at most sites
The Omicron situation is still evolving but the early signs are ominous, says Jose
The significance of the Molnupiravir approval is that it could offer an affordable oral drug to treat Covid-19, and may even be effective against the Omicron variant
The health ministry also asked states to make sure testing of international passengers is done on the first and the eighth day scrupulously
Zydus to keep a laboratory product ready based on the new variant
Becomes sixth vaccine to receive validation; move will ease foreign travel for those who got jab
Move will ease international travel for those vaccinated with the jab
Mixing multiple strains to get what is called a multi-variant vaccine may be a way to get better immunity, scientists feel
INSACOG expanded, ASHA workers doing man to man surveys, tracking and tracing on
Booster shot with Sputnik trials may also begin
Vaccinations and more people having already got the disease may have lowered the count.
Delays in consignments, rising prices of key ingredients worry industry
In a Q&A, Om Manchanda says the firm is now growing organically in the Southern market, but is open to inorganic opportunities there
They say mRNA vaccines could offer best protection for vulnerable children
Experts say priority should be on second dose to achieve target of vaccinating entire adult population by 2021-end
Companies may, however, report sequential drop in numbers as Q1FY22 coincided with outbreak of second Covid wave, say brokerages
RDIF says Sputnik Light can act as a booster shot for even those who have been vaccinated with other vaccines like mRNA candidates