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Eli Lilly ready to ship 100,000 doses of Covid drug; waiting for FDA nod

The initial agreement is for delivery over the first two months following an emergency authorisation

After Bihar, now BJP promises free Covid-19 vaccine in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has issued a resolution document, a manifesto of sorts for the bypolls that promises the provision of a free Covid-19 vaccine to every person in the state by the government

Gujarat reports 980 fresh Covid cases, 1,107 recoveries in last 24 hours

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 1,70,053 with the addition of 980 new infections on Wednesday, the state health department said. The state's recovery rate improved to 89.97 per cent with 1,107 more COVID-19 patients getting discharged from hospitals in a span of 24 hours, it said. With this, the number of recovered cases in the state increased to 1,52,995, the department said. As many as six more COVID-19 patients died in the state, pushing the toll to 3,704, said the department in a release. As many as 51,912 tests were conducted for coronavirus in the state over the last 24 hours at a rate of 798.65 tests per day per million population, taking the count of samples tested so far to 58,97,627. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,70,053, new cases 980, deaths 3,704, discharged 1,52,995, active cases 13,354, people tested so far 58,97,627.

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Sanofi, GSK to provide 200 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine to global alliance

The facility is part of COVAX, a coalition of governments, health organisations, businesses and charities working to accelerate the development of Covid-19 vaccines

World Coronavirus Dispatch: UK starts real-time review of Moderna's vaccine

A quarter of European airports face insolvency, Carlsberg lifts forecast as sales rebound, HSBC sees deeper cost cuts, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Arunachal Pradesh reports 81 new coronavirus cases, 1 fresh fatality

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 14,472 on Wednesday as 81 more people tested positive for the infection

Goyal calls upon global community to ensure availability of Covid vaccines

The Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called upon the global community to ensure timely and equitable availability of vaccines and medicines for COVID-19, in sufficient quantities and affordable prices.In his intervention at the virtual informal meeting of WTO Ministers held on Tuesday, he said that India and South Africa have proposed TRIPS waiver to address the challenges that countries with limited manufacturing capacity will face, in accessing these medical supplies. He called upon all Members to support the proposal, in order to have a decision on it by Ministerial Conference 12 (MC), if not earlier.Goyal said that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought out the inherent weaknesses and inequalities in the global economic & trading system. "The need of the hour is to take effective measures to address the immediate challenges, and also prepare a long-term roadmap on how to reform an ailing and imbalanced global trading system," he said.Goyal said that India ...

Immunity against coronavirus diminishes over time, says UK study

Scientists at Imperial College London have tracked antibody levels in the British population following the first wave of Covid-19 infections in March and April

Pfizer says no Covid vaccine data yet, unlikely to come before US elections

An independent panel will conduct the first analysis when it reaches 32 infections.

Cadila scouts partners to ramp up Covid vaccine production by 50 to 70 mn

The Ahmedabad-based firm is looking to hire contract manufacturers for an additional 50 million to 70 million doses of its plasmid DNA vaccine

EU warns not enough Covid-19 vaccines for entire Europe before end of 2021

The EU Commission had earlier said vaccines will be limited "during the initial stages of deployment" but had never clarified how long the initial phase would last

Russia seeks Sputnik V's speedy registration, prequalification from WHO

Successful prequalification will enable Sputnik V to be included in the list of medicines used by international procurement agencies and countries to guide bulk purchasing of medicines

UK starts real-time review of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Moderna said earlier this month it was going to apply for real-time reviews of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine to Europe, following rolling reviews of shots of its rivals Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca

Merck says early data from Covid-19 vaccines expected this year

Initial data showing whether V591 triggers an immune response in trial participants is expected by the end of the year

Drugmaker Pfizer not yet ready to release Covid-19 vaccine data

Pfizer said in a presentation that the independent monitor which will determine whether or not the trial has been successful has not conducted any interim efficacy analyses yet

Novavax delays US trial of Covid-19 vaccine candidate to November

The US-based drug developer said data from a separate phase 3 trial being conducted in Britain was expected by the first quarter of 2021

States urged to adopt national approach: Niti Aayog on 'free vaccine'

State governments have been asked to take a national approach in engaging the drug companies and deciding the criteria for coronavirus vaccine, Niti Aayog Member V.K. Paul said on Tuesday

Astra-Oxford Covid vaccine back in race as US FDA allows trials to resume

The swift resumption of the other trials will let health officials comb through more data as the American study proceeds

After over 3 months, less than 40,000 Covid-19 cases reported in single day

The number of coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 after over three months, while the new fatalities registered during the same period remained under 500