Transparency and consultation are vital to governance
Issue of public trust in the vaccines must be addressed
Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum said the Clinical Trial (PMSF) Phase 3 data should be evaluated in a transparent manner as and when available for India for both vaccines
With one hour to go before the vaccination process ended, only 31 people had taken the jab
Health workers torn between duty and safety, a long wait for the vaccines to come to market, little clarity around 'informed consent' for Covaxin-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
The hectic preparations in the capital city resembled action at any wedding venue, according to a health worker in the midst of it all
Over 3,000 sites across the country ready to vaccinate 300,000 health workers on first day. Some 100 beneficiaries will be given jab at each session site
More than 480,000 healthcare providers including doctors have registered through the Co-WIN software to get the jab
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday that the government will compare the coronavirus vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin on different parameters for recordkeeping purposes
The other less common adverse events were dizziness, giddiness, tremor, sweating, cold, cough, and injection site swelling
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
Congress leader Manish Tewari said that emergency use authorisation to Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed
The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 2.64 lakh doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said
With SII dispatching the Covishield vaccine to 13 cities on Tuesday, the countdown to the vaccination day has begun, and hospitals are getting ready to administer the first shots.
Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday that it has successfully air-shipped its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to 11 cities in India in the early hours
A massive pan-India inoculation drive against Covid-19 is set in process. Doses of the Covishield vaccine were dispatched to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores amid tight security. With the vaccinations scheduled to begin on January 16 starting with healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase, the Centre said all the vaccine vials -- 11 million of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India and 5.5 million of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech -- will be received by January 14. There is a slogan printed on each box of Serum's vaccine, "May all be free from disease". Well, we also wish the same for the world's biggest rollout. Watch the video to know about all the developments related to vaccine
The first consignment of Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech is being carried via flight from Hyderabad to Delhi on Wednesday, officials informed
These sectors will face another tough year after coronavirus pandemic, the first challenge being vaccination of India's 1.3 billion people. Devangshu Datta explains the opportunities and threats
The jabs will be administered beginning January 16
Quantum of doses to be exported not known