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RDIF proposes Pfizer conduct joint trial with Sputnik Light as booster shot

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has proposed that US drugmaker Pfizer start joint trials with Sputnik Light as a booster COVID-19 vaccine shot, the RDIF said on Wednesday."Delta cases surge in US & Israel shows mRNA vaccines need a heterogeneous booster to strengthen & prolong immune response. #SputnikV pioneered mix & match approach, combo trials & showed 83.1% efficacy vs Delta. Today RDIF offers Pfizer to start trial with Sputnik Light as booster," it said in a Tweet.It further said that Sputnik V is the first in the world to offer combo trial to AstraZeneca in November 2020, co-sponsored mix & match trials with AstraZeneca, Moderna and Sinopharm."Sputnik V was the 1st in the world to offer combo trial to AstraZeneca in Nov 2020, co-sponsored mix & match trials with AstraZeneca, Moderna & Sinopharm. Since then heterogeneous boosting pioneered by Sputnik proved to be effective vs mutations," it added further.According to an official ...

Availability of foreign Covid vaccines to get delayed over indemnity issue

India is not keen to grant indemnity to some players as it expects local availability to improve

Mumbai local trains: Issuing of monthly railway passes begins from tomorrow

An offline verification procedure for vaccination and issuing monthly passes to fully inoculated people to enable them to board local trains will start at 53 suburban stations in Mumbai

Over 300,000 pregnant women given first dose of Covid-vaccine: Govt

As many as 3,05,938 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to pregnant women till August 4, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday

Why global eradication of coronavirus is more feasible than polio

Eradicating Covid-19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than it has been for polio, but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by public health experts.

US turns to social media influencers to boost Covid-19 vaccine rates

Influencers with followers was exactly what Colorado leaders were looking for as they recruited residents to try to persuade the most vaccine-hesitant.

BioNTech says Covid-19 vaccine repeats beat devising new one for now

The German biotech firm said that offering a third dose of its established two-shot vaccine remained the best response to concerns over waning immune protection

Foreign nationals now eligible for Covid vaccination in India: Govt

To ensure safety from Covid-19, the Union Health Ministry has taken a decision to allow foreign nationals residing in India to register on CoWin portal and get vaccinated against the disease

Over 90% of Indore's beneficiaries given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Over 90 per cent of eligible beneficiaries in Indore in Madhya Pradesh have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, officials said on Monday

Over 23.3 mn balance vax doses available with states, pvt hospitals: Centre

More than 2.33 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, union territories and private hospitals, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday

Over 510 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far, says govt

The cumulative number COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed the 51 crore-mark, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

Notice to Centre on plea for disclosure of vaccines' clinical trials data

The Supreme Court asked the Centre, Bharat Biotech, SII and others to respond to a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines as also on post-jab cases.

Zydus Cadila's Covid jab likely to get emergency use approval this week

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to get an emergency-use nod from the expert committee this week, sources said

Folk dance, puppetry used to promote Covid-19 vaccine in Odisha

An official said that folk dance groups stage their performances mainly in villages across the district also to make people aware of the need to follow the Covid-appropriate behaviour

India crosses 500 mn-mark in total number of Covid vaccine doses given

According to health ministry, over 511 million vaccine doses have been provided to states, of which 23 million are still available to be used by states and private hospitals

China pledges 2 billion Covid-19 vaccines globally through year's end

Xi Jinping pledged 2 billion doses of Chinese vaccines would be supplied to the world through this year, an increase that would add to country's efforts as the largest global exporter of vaccines

Novavax seeks OK for emergency use of Covid vaccine in India, Indonesia

Vaccine maker Novavax announced Thursday it has asked regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine

CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated against Covid

CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus

Production of 1.35 bn vaccine doses between August, December a long haul

Covishield production to cross 120 mn doses a month, Covaxin 58 mn doses a month

Maharashtra Covid-19 vaccination tally in Thane city crosses 800,000 mark

The Covid-19 vaccination tally in the Thane Municipal Corporation limits in Maharashtra crossed the 800,000 mark on Thursday, a civic official said