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Apollo Hospitals preparing to administer 1 million vaccine shots daily

Companies vying to roll out those vaccines, along with public health experts, have raised concerns about India's capacity to swiftly inoculate its population of about 1.3 billion people

US FDA advisory panel meets on Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine emergency use

The committee of outside experts is expected to vote on whether the vaccine, developed along with German partner BioNTech, has shown effectiveness in preventing Covid-19

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi's Covid-19 caseload crosses 600,000-mark

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,868,172, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 896,563, Andhra Pradesh 873,000, Tamil Nadu 794,020, and Kerala 649,000

SpiceJet ties up with Om Logistics for Covid-19 vaccine transportation

SpiceJet will provide the necessary air support to carry Covid-19 vaccines pan-India and internationally in a temperature-controlled environment

Top headlines: Govt reaches out to farmers, US lawsuits seek Facebook split

Business Standard brings you top headlines of the evening

Google begins showing authorised Covid-19 vaccine locations on Search

As the UK begins mass vaccination, Google has launched a new feature on Search that will show authorised locations to people who look up information for Covid-19 vaccines.

Serum Institute vax volunteer not ready to withdraw legal notice

A Chennai-based volunteer had developed severe neurological complications after first dose of vaccination of Covishield which is under development at Serum Institute

World's largest vaccine maker India tees up global blitz to contain virus

India manufactures more than 60% of all vaccines sold across the globe

India's cumulative tally of Covid-19 tests crosses 15-crore mark

The daily new deaths have been less than 500 in the last five days

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China tells flight cabin crew to wear diapers

Thailand to reopen to the outside world next year, Doctors say vaccines pose potential side effects, German deaths rise most since start of outbreak, and other pandemic-related news across the world

Gates Foundation announces additional $250 mn for Covid-19 research

The Seattle-headquartered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced that it will offer an additional $250 million to fund the research, development and equitable delivery of tools for Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines.

Japan to sell $1 tn of new bonds to fund pandemic-related stimulus: Report

Japan is likely to sell over $1 trillion of new government bonds this fiscal year to fund its huge stimulus packages as the coronavirus crisis guts tax revenues and strains already tattered finances

USFDA to scrutinise Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine data for red flags

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the US: a panel of experts who will scrutinise the company's data for any red flags

India's cumulative coronavirus tests cross 150 million: Health Ministry

India's tally of cumulative Covid-19 testing has crossed 150 million, out of which past 10 million tests were added in just 10 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

World is watching India for 'safe' Covid vaccine, but are we ready?

As the world is watching India for cheap and safe Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible, how much the country is ready to deliver on promises, with challenges galore? Despite having one of the largest universal immunization programmes (UIPs), lack of cold chain may prove to be one of the biggest challenges for India in Covid-19 vaccine distribution. Watch the video to get a sense of the where we stand on vaccines today.

80 mn forcibly displaced globally as of mid-2020, Covid worsened crisis: UN

More than 80 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as of mid-2020, with existing and new conflicts as well as the Covid19 dramatically affecting their lives this year, a UN report has said

US records 3,000 Covid-19 deaths, highest single-day spike since April

The US registered more than 3,000 coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since April, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.7 million with 31,521 fresh cases

India's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 9.7 million with 31,521 fresh infections, while the total number of recoveries surged to 9.2 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.74 per cent

Spain to provide tax-free coronavirus vaccines and tests until 2022 end

Spain will abolish value-added tax on the sale of Covid-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said

Global Covid-19 cases top 68.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 68.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.56 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University