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Covishield moves closer to roll-out; SII gets in-principle nod from panel

India would need 30 million doses in the first phase when it vaccinates the essential services workers including health care professionals, municipal and police staff, etc

What sets Zydus Cadila apart among indigenous players in Covid vaccine race

The company says the stability of the vaccine is one of its biggest advantages amid dry runs of mass vaccination programmes being conducted in some states

India readies for mega Covid vaccine rollout; phase 1 targets 300 million

On priority list: Health care and frontline workers; those over 50; and below 50 with co-morbidities

The story behind the rise of Serum Institute, world's vaccine factory

Today, SII sells about 1.5 billion vaccine doses every year to 170 countries and is the largest producer of vaccines globally by number of doses

Beware of fraud in name of Covid-19 vaccine: Noida police to people

Amid rising cases of online frauds, he said police are carrying out an awareness campaign to keep people informed about changing trends in such crimes

Three things countries must do to stay ahead of mutating coronavirus

A global, coordinated surveillance effort is required to make sure that the world is on top of the way the virus is changing, writes Sam Fazeli.

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India to resume UK flights from January 8

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine 'Covishield' has been cleared by the expert panel for India. Stay tuned for Covid-19 LIVE updates

3,524 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 59 deaths, 4,279 recover

Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally rose to 19,35,636

Punjab, Haryana to hold dry run for Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday

The Centre had said a dry run will be conducted by all state and union territories on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation, and to identify the challenges

Serum Institute gets SEC thumbs up; Bharat Biotech proposal being discussed

US giant Pfizer did not come to present its case on Friday before the Subject Expert Committee

Panel clears Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute: Reports

The Serum Institute of India (SII), the local maker of the vaccine called Covishield, has stockpiled about 50 million doses of the vaccine, enough for 25 million people, said its CEO last week

Schools partially reopen in Thiruvananthapuram after 9 months

Classes for 10th and 12th standard students have resumed along with the strict implementation of Covid-19 protocols

Jharkhand reports 240 fresh Covid-19 infections, 3 fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,15,113 on Friday

Dharavi records two fresh coronavirus infections; tally at 3,813

The count of infections in Mumbai's Dharavi area reached 3,813, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

Four new UK Covid-19 variant cases detected in India, tally at 29

The infected persons are being kept in physical isolation in health facilities

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparations ahead of dry-run for vaccine in Delhi

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a review meeting with the Delhi government officials for the preparations of the mock drill, which is scheduled for January 2

AstraZeneca vaccine set to become first to get approval in India: Report

The decision would pave the way for the vaccine's rollout in the world's second-most populous country

DATA STORY: Covid recovery rates of 22 states better than national average; Andhra's at 98.82%

India on Thursday conducted 1,062,420 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 173,111,694. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.9%

Puducherry adds 32 new coronavirus cases, tally rises to 38,164

Puducherry logged 32 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours while no fresh fatality was reported

Odisha reports 245 fresh coronavirus cases, three fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,29,866 on Friday