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Brazil suspends $324-mn Covid-19 vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech

The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities

Ready to build idle vaccine capacities via long-term contracts: Poonawalla

Aim is to reach region that do not have capacities to manufacture vaccines and give them priority and fixed price

SC directs NDMA to issue norms for financial help to kin of Covid victims

Supreme Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority to issue fresh guidelines for providing minimum standards of financial help to families of those who lost their lives to Covid-19

India to EU nations: Exempt those who got Covaxin, Covishield vaccines

The European Union's Digital Covid certificate framework to facilitate free movement during the Covid-19 pandemic is to come into effect on Thursday

Covaxin effectively neutralises Alpha, Delta variants of Covid, says NIH

Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ICMR, effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, US' National Institute of Health has said

Delhi records 94 new coronavirus cases, six more deaths on Wednesday

The national capital on Wednesday reported 94 fresh coronavirus cases at a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent and six more fatalities, according to a health department bulletin.

Covid-19 second wave pushes vulnerable groups into debt traps: Study

60 per cent of 335 such people surveyed in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh said they had to take loan to cope with financial constraints

Serum Institute expects EU regulatory nod for Covishield in a month

Serum has fallen short on its delivery promise made to a WHO-backed initiative aimed at securing an equitable global roll out of Covid vaccines.

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 13,658 new cases; 4,506 in Tamil Nadu

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (753 cases), Mumbai 562 cases), Chennai (275 cases), Kolkata (191 cases), Delhi (59 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

None of available vaccines affect fertility of either men or women: MoHFW

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a press release on Wednesday stated that none of the available vaccines affects the fertility of either men or women.

Covaxin booster dose trial results likely to come by November, say sources

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Prime Minister Modi to address doctors on National Doctors' Day on July 1

Like every year, the country will be celebrating National Doctors' Day on July 1 to honour the contributions of the doctors.

AstraZeneca partners with Docon to digitise 1,000 clinics across India

Under the partnership, Docon will equip the identified clinics with customised Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems enabling clinicians to access complete patient history

Indian banks will face heat of second Covid wave in H1 of FY22: S&P

Weak loans to stay elevated 11-12% for next 12-18 months

From Times Group to Zee, Indian media business in the post-pandemic world

The post-pandemic list tells just one story - that of utter devastation

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Survey puts TN govt on top in pandemic handling

US NIH finds Covaxin neutralises both Delta and Alpha variants, study finds three-fold rise in mortality among younger patients, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

DATA STORY: Active cases see steady decline; death toll nears 400,000-mark

India has so far administered 332,854,527 vaccine doses. That is 1096.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 23.88 per cent of its population

15 mn 'Covid Safety Essentials' sold across India on udaan during 2nd wave

From March onwards till the gradual decline of the second wave, a total of 6 million covid safety essentials were shipped to the states of Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar

Pvt hospitals need to place orders on CoWIN from July 1 to procure vaccines

Starting July 1, private hospitals in the country will no longer be allowed to directly procure Covid vaccines from manufacturers and have to place orders on the Centre's CoWIN portal

Bharat Biotech says regulatory steps taken for Brazil vaccine contract

Bharat Biotech said it followed a "step-by-step" approach for the regulatory approval and supply contract of its Covid vaccine in Brazil, and it has not received advance payments