Coronavirus Vaccination

"Respected POTUS...": Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla Makes A Request

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday April 16, 2021

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday urged US President Joe Biden to lift an embargo on export of raw materials needed for the production of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine in India

5 Lakh Vaccine Doses In Assam's Stock, Will Get Another 1 Lakh Doses Soon

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday April 16, 2021

As India fights the second wave of Covid and witnesses an unprecedented surge in infections, Assam is ramping up efforts to vaccinate more and more people in the state.

"Sham'': Rahul Gandhi On Coronavirus Vaccine Festival

India News | ANI | Thursday April 15, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out the Centre over the handling of the COVID-19 situation and alleged that it is only indulging in a "sham" of a ''vaccine festival''.

320 Doses Of Covaxin 'Missing' From Jaipur Hospital, Police Case Filed

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 14, 2021

320 doses of Covaxin - Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine - have been reported missing from a cold-storage facility at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Jaipur

NDTV Speaks To Russian Development Investment Fund CEO On Sputnik Vaccine: Full Transcript

India News | NDTV Newsdesk | Wednesday April 14, 2021

NDTV speaks to Dr Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Development Investment Fund, who says that the first batch of doses will be delivered to India latest by May.

"First They Ignore You... Then You Win": Rahul Gandhi's Vaccine Jab

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday April 14, 2021

Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a sharp dig at the government after it decided to fast-track emergency approval for Covid vaccines used in western nations and Japan.

Pfizer Says It Can Deliver 10% More Covid Vaccines By End Of May

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 14, 2021

Pfizer has "ramped up production" of its Covid-19 vaccine and can deliver 10 percent more doses than expected to the United States by the end of May, its CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday.

What We Know On Blood Clots Linked To AstraZeneca, J&J Vaccines

World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 13, 2021

US regulators have recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, as they investigate rare blood clotting in six women.

All You Need To Know About Sputnik V, India's Third Covid Vaccine

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Russia's Sputnik V has been cleared by India's drug regulator making it the third vaccine to be the approved for emergency use in the country against the deadly coronavirus.

India Clears Way For Foreign-Made Vaccines, Wants Applications Soon

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 13, 2021

The government has decided to fast-track emergency approval for Covid vaccines used in western nations and Japan, after the world's biggest surge in cases in the country. The plan is to increase the pace of vaccination with a bigger pool of vaccines.

Limited Sputnik V Doses By April-End In India, 850 Million Doses Annually

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Russian-made Covid vaccine Sputnik V, the third vaccine to be approved by India, will be manufactured by five pharma firms in the country and 850 million doses are going to be produced annually.

Russia's Sputnik V Cleared For Use, India's Third Covid Vaccine

India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Russia's Covid vaccine Sputnik V has been cleared for emergency use by India's drug regulator - the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

Russia Hopes Sputnik-V Vaccine Approval "Will Be Completed Soon" In India

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 12, 2021

Russia has said that it hopes that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will soon complete the approval process for the Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine after it was recommended for use in India by a committee of experts.

"Everyone Has Right To Safe Life": Rahul Gandhi Bats For Vaccine For All

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 12, 2021

Batting for coronavirus vaccine for all, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said it is the need of the country as everyone has the right to a safe life.

This Vaccine Cuts By 50% Risk of Symptomatic Covid: Study

World News | Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg | Monday April 12, 2021

Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other immunizations designed to tame the ongoing pandemic.