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How India is gearing up its cold chain for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

The expert committee on vaccine administration has initiated talks on cold chain logistics and models that may be required to be adopted

AstraZeneca still aiming for Oxford Covid-19 vaccine by year-end, says CEO

Soriot sought to reassure investors after the company and its partner confirmed earlier this week that they had temporarily stopped giving people the experimental shot

Covid-19: Indian sites await DCGI nod to restart Oxford vaccine trial

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) V G Somani will take a call after he receives data from the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) in the UK as well as India

UN chief asks to pitch in $35 bn for WHO's initiatives to fight Covid-19

He called for a "quantum leap" in funding to increase the chances of a global solution that could restore normality to the world

Family matters: Be clear if your employer's group health plan covers them

With a pandemic raging, you must buy your own personal health cover for your family to supplement the group cover

AstraZeneca's pause on Covid-19 vaccine trial a 'wake-up call', says WHO

"This is a wake-up call to recognise that there are ups and downs in clinical development and that we have to be prepared," Soumya Swaminathan told a virtual briefing from Geneva

Top headlines: RIL offers Amazon stake in retail arm, SC relief on NPAs

From Reliance reportedly in talks to sell stake in retail to Amazon, IAF inducting Rafales to Serum Institute pausing Covid vaccine trial, Business Standard brings you top news of the evening

Covid-19: Serum Institute puts Oxford vaccine's India trials on hold

Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday said it is pausing clinical trials of AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country. Earlier this week, AstraZeneca said it had paused the trials because of 'an unexplained illness' in a participant in the study. However, SII on Wednesday said it was continuing with the trials and had not faced any issues. SII's latest announcement also comes against the backdrop of the central drug regulator DCGI issuing a show-cause notice to SII for not informing it about AstraZeneca pausing the clinical trials of the Oxford vaccine candidate in other countries. "We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the trials," SII said in a statement. The Pune-based vaccine maker also said it is following instructions of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), it added. In the show-cause notice, DCGI V G Somani had asked SII as to why the permission granted for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trial

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Is South Africa becoming a failed state?

China's vaccine frontrunner says its shots are safe, Canada flight cancelled over child without mask, Auto stocks bounce back in Europe and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Serum Institute puts India trials of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on hold

Serum Institute of India has put trials of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine candidate on hold until the British drugmaker restarts the trials, Serum said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: How to stop Metros from becoming superspreaders

Fear and mistrust in rural Punjab, Delhi cases hit new high, and What going back to school will be like--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

India's single-day spike, Trump downplaying virus, FB's anti-vaxxer posts

On Wednesday, Maharashtra and Delhi recorded their highest single-day spike of 23,816 and 4,039 cases, respectively

India coronavirus update: 95,735 infections, 1,172 deaths; tally shoots up

The country saw a record single-day spike of 95,735 infections and 1,172 fatalities taking India's COVID-19 caseload past 44 lakh and death toll to 75,062

Coronavirus LIVE: UP govt permits resumption of inter-state bus services

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (943,772) Andhra Pradesh (517,094), Tamil Nadu (474,940), Karnataka (412,190), and UP (278,473). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

77.52% students appear for Telangana EAMCET on first day amid Covid-19

The Covid-19 situation has led to a big drop in the number of students appearing for the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) 2020

Gujarat coronavirus update: 1,329 new cases take Covid tally to 1,08,295

Gujarat reported 1,329 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 1,08,295, while 16 deaths in the last 24 hours mounted the state's death toll 3,152

Mumbai coronavirus update: City sees record single-day rise of 2,227

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded the highest spike of 2,227 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 1,60,744, a BMC official said

Covid-19: Serum Institute to halt trial of Oxford vaccine after DCGI notice

On Tuesday, AstraZeneca had decided to stop trials after a participant fell sick with an unexplained illness.

Vaccine majors see sharp rally with some players rising more than 4,000%

The Indian pharmaceutical sector has also been going through a surge

What Serum Institute's persistence on Oxford vaccine trials means for India

The company is going ahead regardless of AsraZeneca pausing trials in UK after an adverse impact was reported