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India Coronavirus Dispatch: E-commerce triumphs despite the pandemic

Experts debate if the Covid-19 vaccine is a public good, major trends the pandemic is accelerating, elevated risk of infection during elections-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

90-yr-old British woman 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval

Mobile technology to be used for Covid vaccination drive in India: PM Modi

With the chances of a Covid-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic

World must address barriers against access to cheap medicines: India at UN

India has underlined the need for the global community to chart out roadmaps to deal with future pandemics, emphasising that barriers to equitable access to affordable medicines must be addressed

Pfizer, Serum or Bharat Biotech - whose Covid vaccine will be India's 1st?

In this podcast, we will talk about the Covid Vaccine scenario, in which we will discuss trial results, efficacy among other things

India's Covid-19 tally hits 9.7-million mark as it reports 26,567 new cases

With 26,567 new coronavirus infections and 385 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 97,03,770, while the death toll touched 1,40,958

Northeast states managing Covid best, followed by Bihar and UP: SBI study

Daily cases declining after peak of September 16 and recovery higher than new cases at all India level

DATA STORY: India's lowest single-day rise in Covid tally since July 10; share of global active cases down at 2%

With biggest single-day net reduction since Nov 16, India now is 8th-worst-hit globally by active cases. On Tuesday it saw lowest single-day jump in tally since July 10, fewest deaths since July 3

Mexico's Covid-19 death toll tops 110,000, total cases at over 1.1 mn

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico since the start of the epidemic has reached 1,182,249, with 110,074 deaths, a senior health official said

Top headlines: Call for emergency use of Covaxin; tax officers face heat

From Bharat Biotech applying for emergency use of Covaxin to super-rich buying luxury products online like never before, here are top headlines this morning

Suspending IP rights is the way to go if world wants Covid-19 vaccine fast

Otherwise, there won't be enough shots to go around, even in rich countries

US Astra Covid-19 vaccine trial will tell how well it works: Top scientist

A top US scientist overseeing Covid-19 vaccine trials expects a large US study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is

WEF to be held in Singapore next year instead of Davos due to Covid-19

Organisers of the annual World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, have again changed their planned venue for next year's edition, announcing it will now take place in Singapore in May

To enhance immunity, UK to combine Pfizer, Astra shots in vaccine trials

The UK is set to begin administering doses from Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE on Tuesday, making it the first Western country to receive a vaccine

Speculations around pricing: Is Covid-19 vaccine a public or private good?

As the vaccines arrive, how are they going to be distributed? Can individuals or private parties import them freely? What will the cost be? Will the disease progress the way it has?

Canada to get up to 250,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine by Dec end: PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada will get up to 250,000 doses of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech before the end of December.

Bharat Biotech applies for emergency use authorisation for Covaxin

The company is conducting a 26,000 subjects phase 3 efficacy trial in India to determine the efficacy of its candidate

Serum set for deal with Centre soon; to supply vaccine at Rs 250 a dose

There is still time before SII can start supplying to the low and medium income countries through Gavi

Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Ministry's addl director general says dept is studying insurance plans offered by Singapore, talks are on with insurers and finance ministry on modalities of providing Covid cover

Covid-19 vaccine: Don't rush to buy all logistics stocks, say analysts

Vaccine storage and transportation being a niche segment will not benefit all logistics and transportation companies, analysts say