Approval to Covaxin raises many questions
The hasty nod for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, developed in collaboration with the ICMR and National Institute of Virology, has raised eyebrows in the scientific and healthcare communities
Lauding the people behind this Made in India initiative, Modi said: "The country is proud of the contributions of its scientists and technicians."
Coronavirus live updates: At 1,947,011, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 921,938, Andhra Pradesh 883,082, Tamil Nadu 820,712, and Kerala 775,000
The vaccine candidate, Covaxin, received emergency use approval from India's drugs regulator on Sunday
Questions were raised by industry experts and opposition parties on the emergency approval to its coronavirus vaccine without publication of efficacy data
This pushed the infection count in the state to 7,78,873 and the death toll to 3,160
China on Monday vehemently refuted the US charge that the novel coronavirus was leaked from a bio lab in the country
The UK government is back in crisis mode with new virus cases exceeding 50,000 a day
The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the Centre has initiated a series of actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus and that it is now taking up the vaccination drive in a big way
The national capital recorded 12 more fatalities on Monday
Bharat Biotech on Monday said the firm is setting up four vaccine manufacturing facilities with a combined capacity of 700 million doses per annum
How was the nationwide dry run carried out, the next steps in the vaccine roll-out, findings from a large-scale UK study on the new variant, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) on Monday began rolling out the Oxford University vaccine developed by AstraZeneca as protection against Covid-19
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As many as 238 new Covid-19 cases, 518 discharges and two deaths were reported in Telangana on Sunday
Ladakh's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 9,956 on Monday as six more people tested positive for the disease
India has enough stockpile of the Covid-19 vaccine for inoculation of priority groups, including healthcare workers and frontline workers, in the first phase, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said
GMR Hyderabad International Airport and GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo have signed a MoU with Dubai Airports for building an exclusive Vaccine Air Freight Corridor