Page 29 - Vaccine

Blue Dart to operate drones for delivery of vaccines and medicines

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted the project with necessary exemptions and rights to fly drone flights on an experimental basis in Telangana

Make GST zero for Covid-19 vaccines, drugs: Tamil Nadu CM tells PM Modi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the Goods and Services Tax for COVID-19 vaccines and drugs to zero level. Pending GST compensation and subsidy on rice should be released immediately and adhoc grants-in-aid must be provided as the Centre has not shared with states the revenue from additional levies on fuel, he said in a letter to Modi. Also, Stalin wanted the borrowing limit increased by one more per cent from the current three per cent of Gross State Domestic Product. State governments were procuring COVID-19 vaccines and drugs to treat the patients and the GST for such supplies should be made zero, he said. At a time when the tax revenue of states have seen a steep decline on account of economic growth taking a hit in view of the pandemic, measures including release of GST compensation should be taken up by the Centre to help the state governments.

Damaged reputation

India's Covid crisis has implications for supply chain and soft power

Vaccination 'clear way' of protecting people from Covid-19: Tata group exec

Faster vaccination with more vaccines from wider manufacturers approved with due process, way of making sure that people are safe from Covid-19, according a senior official of the Tata group.

Amid supply crunch, private hospitals eyeing import of Covid-19 vaccines

Two major hospital groups, Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare, said they are open to exploring opportunities to import

Odisha requests for 1.5 mn Covishield doses for uninterrupted vaccination

Amid rising cases of Covid-19, the Odisha government has requested the Centre to provide at least 1.5 million Covishield doses as soon as possible to continue the vaccination drive uninterrupted

Covid-19: Plea in HC to waive clinical trials of foreign vaccines

A PIL in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a direction to the Centre to waive clinical trials of foreign vaccines

UN program inks Moderna deal on 500mn doses, starting in Q4

Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced a firm deal to provide up to 500 million doses for the UN-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income country

Nearly 60 lakh vaccine doses in addition to be received by states/UTs: Govt

An additional 60 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses will be received by the states/union territories in the next three days, the central government informed on Monday

Covid vaccine registration for 18 above from today: Things you should know

In this podcast, we are discussing the process of registration and appointment and all the other things one should keep in mind before taking the jab from and after May 1

South Korea unfreezes $30 mn Iranian funds for medicines, vaccines purchase

South Korea has released a small portion of Iranian funds in its banks for its purchase of medicine and vaccine, a senior businessman said in Tehran

Cadila Healthcare testing two-shot regimen for ZyCoV-D, data likely by May

The company is conducting phase 3 efficacy trials on a three-dose regimen of its DNA plasmid technology-based Covid-19 vaccine, which is in its last leg

Coronavirus vaccine shot may cost Rs 1,000 in private market: Sources

Could be priced at Rs 600-650/dose for institutional sales

Manufacturers look to boost capacity as govt enhances vaccination scope

Firms work to secure raw material locally as imports remain a challenge

A new vaccine regime

Govt conducts welcome course correction

Govt fast-tracks Covid-19 fight, to start vaccination for 18+ from May 1

States allowed to procure directly from manufacturers; open market supply permitted

Serum, Bharat Biotech to get suppliers' credit for 300 mn Covid-19 doses

Govt okays Rs 4,500 cr upfront payment for 300 mn doses

EAM Jaishankar rejects criticism over export of coronavirus vaccines

At an online interaction, he said India prioritised vaccination of its people while describing those as "non-serious" people who questioned why the country was exporting at all

Expanding vaccine supply

Some good moves but freer pricing needed

From Sputnik V to Moderna, here's a snapshot of Covid-19 vaccines

Of this list, Sputnik V is already approved in India and Sinovac is unlikely to come in as it does not meet the aforementioned criteria