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India's Bharat Biotech seeks Bangladesh trial for COVID vaccine

If allowed to go ahead, this would be the first trial of any coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh and could give the densely-populated country...

India's Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use approval for vaccine in Philippines

Bharat Biotech, which has developed COVAXIN with the Indian Council of Medical Research, is the fourth vaccine maker to apply for emergency...

People with fever, pregnant and breastfeeding women avoid Covaxin, says Bharat Biotech

The vaccine maker in the fact sheet on Covaxin, posted in its website, said the clinical efficacy of the vaccine is yet to be established a...

COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases, caseload rises to 1,05,81,837

The country's death toll increased to 1,52,556 as 137 fatalities, the lowest in around eight months, were recorded in a span of 24 hours, t...

Vaccination Day 1: 'Wait and watch' approach, CoWin app snags blamed for 53% turnout in Delhi

People adopting a "wait and watch" approach, lack of communication and glitches in CoWin app are the major reasons why only 53 per cent peo...

India records 15,158 fresh COVID-19 cases, 175 more deaths

India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 1,05,42,841 on Saturday with 15,158 more people testing positive for the disease while recoveries surg...

Bharat Biotech air-ships Covaxin coronavirus vaccine to 11 cities as of Tuesday

"After having received the government purchase order for 55 lakh doses, the company shipped the first batch of vaccines (each vial containi...

Bharat Biotech inks pact with Precisa Medicamentos for Covaxin supplies to Brazil

The Brazilian Ambassador to India Andr Aranha Corra do Lago expressed keen interest on behalf of his government towards procuring the vacci...

India wants Serum Institute to lower price of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine

Senior officials have been discussing the terms of the deal with the Serum Institute for weeks, hoping to bring down prices below $3 per sh...

COVID-19 vaccine race: Where they stand currently

Developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology, the indige...

COVID-19: 18,222 new cases take India's virus tally to 1,04,31,639

India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,04,31,639 with 18,222 new cases in a day, while 1,00,56,651 people have recuperated so far pus...

Ram Gopal Yadav-led panel to examine coronavirus vaccine development, distribution

The decision to look at vaccine development comes at a time when serious questions have been raised over emergency use authorisation given ...

COVID-19: 18,177 new cases take India's virus tally to 1,03,23,965

The death toll climbed to 1,49,435 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 217 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updat...

COVID-19 case tally of India reached 1,02,86,709 on January 01

The COVID-19 case tally of India reached 1,02,86,709 on January 01 after reporting 20,036 new cases in the last 24 hours. 256 casualties li...

View: It hasn't been that bad a year for India at all

On the whole, this year did seem, at times, to be without hope and a roadmap. Fortunately, India, with strong leadership at its helm, was a...

Covid-19: India records 18,732 new cases in 24 hours, lowest in 6 months

The country on December 27 reported lowest daily COVID cases in last 6 months, as 18,732 people were diagnosed with the coronavirus in the ...

23,067 new cases take India's COVID-19 infection tally to 1,01,46,845; recoveries cross 97 lakh

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 97,17,834, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.77 per cent, while...