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Sohini Das leads the automobile and healthcare verticals at Business Standard. In her 17 years as a journalist, she has written on myriad subjects and sectors -- FMCG, dairies, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad and now Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
Sohini Das leads the automobile and healthcare verticals at Business Standard. In her 17 years as a journalist, she has written on myriad subjects and sectors -- FMCG, dairies, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad and now Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
The vaccine manufacturer is making preparations and working on necessary regulatory protocols
Also wait for instructions from the Centre on the second phase of the drive
As for Serum Institute of India's Covishield approval, the drug regulator has mentioned in conditions to be met that the firm has to submit an India-specific risk management plan
Govt unlikely to take a shot at Covid-19 vaccine liability, say legal experts
Quantum of doses to be exported not known
People can't choose between Covishield & Covaxin, says govt; vaccine to take effect two weeks after the second dose
Drug major clarifies it could not present itself before the SEC because of short notice and time zone issues
Serum to supply 11 mn doses at Rs 200 each initially
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
Write to PM and health minister, call for an independent inquiry
Analysts expect earnings growth to be in the range of 30-40 per cent for drug firms owing to both domestic recovery as well as strong export opportunities
To the media, Somani may be a man of few words but among peers he's known for quick responses
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
Serum Institute already has two deals of 100 million each to supply the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Novavax vaccine to Gavi-Covax at $3 per dose
Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately
More than 5,000 people have been given both shots of the vaccine; efficacy data around March
The final contract is expected to be signed soon
Clocks 8.5% growth in December, up sharply from November's 1% due to revival in volume growth
Bharat Biotech is currently working on two intra-nasal vaccines
Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine