People can't choose between Covishield & Covaxin, says govt; vaccine to take effect two weeks after the second dose
The government hinted that for now, the Covid vaccine recipients will not have the option to choose from the two vaccines approved for restricted emergency use
District-wise cold chain points are ready. A total of 45 vehicles will transport vaccines to health unit districts
Write to PM and health minister, call for an independent inquiry
The firm clarified that the death was unrelated to the vaccine and the probable cause of death was cardio respiratory failure as a result of suspected poisoning
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
The Phase-1 trials will be conducted in Saint Louis University's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit
Dry ice, which is used to pack the vaccine, transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius and is therefore classified as "dangerous goods" by ICAO
Laws governing compensation in case of adverse side effects for Covaxin and Covishield may differ in accordance with the kind of approvals given, say legal experts
Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately
Bharat Biotech has concluded the recruitment of volunteers for the phase III trials of its Covid vaccine, Covaxin, on Thursday after achieving the sample size it had promised to the ethics committee
The final contract is expected to be signed soon
The health ministry is prepared to roll out the Covid vaccine within 10 days of the emergency use authorisation, which was granted to two companies on January 3
The Indian government may be looking to put pressure on Serum to lower its prices, as seen by its controversial decision to greenlight a rival vaccine
Bharat Biotech is currently working on two intra-nasal vaccines
Health personnel succh as doctors and nurses and frontline workers such as police personnel, home guards won't have to register themselves online to get the vaccine
Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine
Minutes of expert panel meeting made public
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The more important task right now is of saving the lives and livelihoods of populations in India and around the world, a joint statement by both companies said