Centre plans to accelerate vaccine drive, Delhi near herd immunity, Indian industry's key role in roll-out-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
Caseloads have been declining across the country
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases
During the same period, 117 fatalities were recorded, also the lowest in over eight months, taking the death toll to 1,53,587
The company is advancing an emerging variant booster candidate (mRNA-1273.351) against the variant first identified in South Africa
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech , one of two authorized for U.S. emergency use, is shipped in vials initially indicated to hold five doses
He also quoted two latest reports to show that without equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the world would have to face not only a catastrophic moral failure, but also an economic failure
This statement comes as the drugmakers around the world including Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have run into production woes and had to reduce deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik reported
The commissioner stressed that the EU required AstraZeneca to provide a report regarding the company's activities, adding that the bloc would hold the second round of consultations with AstraZeneca
Markets are past the phase of multiple expansion driven by ultra-easy financial conditions
Pfizer says its application is supported by data from a global study that shows an overall efficacy rate of 95% with no vaccine-related, serious safety concerns
NeuroRx and Relief Therapeutics have partnered to develop a drug called RLF-100 that has anti-inflammatory and anti-cytokine activity properties.
While mass airlifting of vaccines is yet to begin, global deal-making shows many interesting trends
The survey has found that in one district, 50-60 per cent of the sampled population has developed antibodies to Covid-19, sources said
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, in a letter to chief secretaries of all states and union territories, has asked for an appropriate mechanism to be put in place to check the spread of ill-informed rumours
The drugmaker said its Covid-19 vaccine retains neutralising activity against emerging variants first identified in the UK and South Africa
The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more coronavirus vaccine doses to its 27 nations
Karnataka is the first state to cross the milestone
Bangladesh on Monday received the first consignment of the 5 million doses of Covishield vaccines from India under a procurement agreement
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