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Govt places second purchase order with SII for 10 mn doses of Covid vaccine

The Centre on Wednesday placed a second purchase order with the Serum Institute of India for the supply of one crore doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Covishield'

Glad to see your affection towards India: PM to ex-cricketer Pietersen

He was responding to Pietersen''s tweet that said, "Indian generosity and kindness grows more and more every single day. The beloved country!"

Delhi Police personnel, sanitation workers to get Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow

Frontline workers, including police personnel and sanitation workers, in the national capital will receive COVID-19 vaccine jabs starting Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus LIVE: Jharkhand health worker dies after receiving vaccine

Coronavirus live updates: Globally, more than 104.5 million people have been infected by the virus and the death toll stands at 2,262,004

Further opening of domestic flights to depend on Covid situation, demand

The civil aviation ministry on told the Rajya Sabha that further opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing Covid situation

GSK, CureVac to develop Covid-19 vaccines aimed at new variants

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it will work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop new vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19

Pakistan kickstarts countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme

Pakistan began its countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme on Wednesday, with the first jabs administered simultaneously in all four provinces

WHO-led COVAX vaccine scheme agrees new supply deal with Serum Institute

Serum Institute will supply 1.1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Novavax to the COVAX vaccine scheme

China steps up vaccine diplomacy as competition with India heats up

China on Wednesday said it would provide 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the global COVAX initiative

AstraZeneca's first vaccine dose cuts Covid transmission by 67%: Study

The UK government described this as good news for the world because the impact of COVID vaccines on transmission has been a crucial unknown in the fight against the pandemic

Covaxin rolled out in Bengal, 60 beneficiaries to be inoculated on Day 1

The West Bengal health department on Wednesday rolled out Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech, at three vaccination centres in the city

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Budget's vaccine outlay can cover 500 mn people

Latest Covid numbers, long-term loss of smell in many, six Mumbai wards reported no death last week--news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Budget: Balancing act for social sector, strong focus on health is visible

There has been an attempt to build on earlier initiatives, but financial constraints may hamper execution and achievement of goals

Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V approved for use in Mexico

health ministry signed a contract Monday for 400,000 doses of Sputnik V that will arrive this month. That is still a tiny amount for Mexico''s 126 million people

Canada to produce coronavirus vaccine shots domestically before end of 2021

The Canadian company in Montreal submitted its vaccine to Health Canada for regulatory approval last Friday

Top headlines: Budget leaves investors richer, RIL-Future deal hits hurdle

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down as the chief executive officer in the third quarter of 2021, the company said on Wednesday. Read top news with Business Standard

France advises AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine only for people under 65 years

The decision could shake up the French vaccination strategy, because the country has prioritized nursing home residents and people over 75

South Africa receives 1 million Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses

Ramaphosa said the vaccine would boost the fight against the pandemic

England tests door-to-door in a bid to hunt for new coronavirus variant

Authorities want to reach the 80,000 residents of eight areas where the variant, first identified in South Africa, is known to be spreading

Pfizer forecasts about $15 billion in 2021 sales from Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer is commanding a higher price for its vaccine than some rivals