Govt panel recommends EUA for Covid vaccine Covovax for 12-17 age group
Govt panel recommends EUA for Covid vaccine Covovax for 12-17 age group
An expert panel of the country’s central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorization (EUA) to Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 age group, official sources said on Friday.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situation in adults on December 28. It has not yet been included in the…
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India Covid-19: Borders open to vaccinated foreign tourists
India Covid-19: Borders open to vaccinated foreign tourists
New Delhi (CNN) – India opened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists entering the country on commercial flights for the first time in nearly two years on Monday.
Tourists entering the country must be fully vaccinated, test negative for the virus within 72 hours of their trip and follow all Covid-19 protocols, according to the health ministry.
Passengers from countries that have joint…
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PM Modi to meet 7 Indian Covid vaccine manufacturers tomorrow
PM Modi to meet 7 Indian Covid vaccine manufacturers tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet seven Indian Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers on Saturday, a meeting that comes in the wake of the country achieving the landmark of administering 100 crore doses of the jabs, official sources said.
Representatives from seven vaccine makers — Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Zydus Cadila, Biological E, Gennova Biopharma and…
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WHO waiting on more information from Bharat Biotech before approving Covaxin
WHO waiting on more information from Bharat Biotech before approving Covaxin
WHO waiting on more information from Bharat Biotech before approving Covaxin
On Monday, The World Health Organisation said that it was waiting for additional data from Bharat Biotech on its Covid Vaccine called Covaxin, which is under examination by experts of WHO for approval of Emergency Use Listing.
“Who has been working closely with Bharat Biotech. The technical advisory group will meet on…
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Covid jabs gets market approval for use in adults with conditions
Covid jabs gets market approval for use in adults with conditions
More than a year after allowing restricted emergency use of Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccines against Covid-19, the country’s drug regulator on Thursday upgraded the two vaccines. Market authority in the adult population, subject to certain conditions,
While new cases continue to rise in India, the health ministry on Thursday said there is “an early sign…
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Monkey business was accomplished: ICMR DG describes how apes were found for Covaxin trials
Monkey business was accomplished: ICMR DG describes how apes were found for Covaxin trials
Twenty rhesus macaques, used during the Covaxin experiments, were found near Nagpur after they moved deep into the jungles of Maharashtra and lost their usual urban food sources due to the Covid lockdown in 2020, according to a new book.
In Viral Spread: The Making of Covaxin – The Inside Story, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava talks about the…
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China livid over G7's unified place on Beijing, says 'small' teams do not rule the world
China livid over G7’s unified place on Beijing, says ‘small’ teams do not rule the world
London: China on Sunday (June 13) lambasted G7’s unified place on Beijing, saying that the times when a “small” group of nations determined the destiny of the world had been lengthy gone.
The feedback had been made by a spokesman for the Chinese language embassy in London. The spokesman was quoted by a world information company as saying: “We at all times consider that international locations,…
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