Maharashtra govt claims French embassy procured 'non-permitted' Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
State minority affairs minister Nawab Malik also questioned why the Centre cannot procure the vaccine for the general public if the French Embassy can
'Hopeful' Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in market from next week, says Centre
The announcement comes even as several states in India, including the worst-hit states are facing a shortage of vaccines, and has led to suspension of vaccination drive in some states
Centre increases gap between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks: All you need to know
This is the third time in three months that the Central Government has widened the intervals between Covishield doses
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Pant has been in tremendous form this year as he played a key role in India's Test series victories against Australia and England. He also led the Delhi Capitals in the suspended Indian Premier League.
Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production by August
The Health Ministry and CDSCO sought from both the firms their vaccine production plan for June, July, August and September.
SEC recommends Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin phase 2, 3 clinical trials on 2- to 18-year-olds
The trial will take place in 525 subjects at various sites, including AIIMS, Delhi, AIIMS Patna and Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Fencer Bhavani Devi training with Italian national team; to get COVID-19 vaccines in Italy
To prepare for her historic appearance at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, fencer Bhavani Devi is training with the Italian national team. She is likely to fly to Tokyo from Italy itself after getting her COVID-19 vaccination done in the European nation.
Door-to-door vaccination could have saved many lives, Bombay HC tells Centre
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarani questioned the Centre for not answering its question on starting door-to-door vaccination of senior citizens, saying many live could have been saved had it started months back
Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian boxers MC Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Both Mary Kom and Lovlina are training at the Army Sports Institute in Pune. The training camp, sanctioned by the Sports Authority of India, will go on till end of the July. They were inoculated at the Command Hospital.
Coronavirus News Updates: India is in 'dire straits' as it opened up prematurely, says Dr Fauci on COVID crisis
Coronavirus News Updates: "India made the incorrect assumption that they were finished with COVID, and what happened? They opened up prematurely and wind up having a surge right now that is extremely devastating," America's top infectious disease expert said
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Bumrah is expected to lead the Indian pace attack in the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the subsequent away series in England.
WHO classifies India's COVID-19 mutation as 'variant of concern', Delhi flags vaccine shortage; 3.6 lakh cases today
Flagging the higher infectiousness of the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19, which was first found in India last October, the WHO said it might possibly have some increased resistance to vaccine protections
COVID-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech commences direct supply of Covaxin to 14 states
The Hyderabad-based firm has started supplying its COVID-19 vaccine to the states based on the allocations received by the central government
US backed COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver: What are the pros and cons of this step?
If intellectual property protection is waived in the face of public emergency, even as a one-off, will firms invest next time there is a similar emergency?
CoWIN app quirks show just how Phase 4 of India's vaccination programme excludes entire class of Indians
The vaccination process for people aged 18 to 45 years shows how the use of technology, backed by the wrong policy and implementation design can lead to large-scale exclusion
Coronavirus News Updates: Will send expert teams to develop oxygen concentrators, says Israel's ambassador to India
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Israel Ambassador to India Ron Malka added, 'We’ll never forget the remarkable assistance we got from India at the beginning of this pandemic'
GST exemption for COVID-19 vaccine, drugs will make them costlier, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Earlier on Sunday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption from GST and customs duty on donations of oxygen concentrators, cylinders, and COVID-19 drugs
Magnitude of second COVID-19 wave vastly different, south India has not sustained the worst yet, warn experts
At over 3,00,000 active cases Bengaluru has the highest caseload among all Indian cities. But experts warn the worst is still ahead as India's third-largest city buckles under oxygen shortages, overrun hospitals and crowded crematoriums
More states announce lockdown as India sees record 4,187 COVID1-9 deaths, over 4 lakh cases in 24 hrs
The DCGI approved a new drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the DRDO as adjunct therapy. The defence ministry claimed the drug helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence
SC constitutes 12-member task force for 'transparent, professional' allocation of oxygen, resources
Stating that the likely future course of the COVID-19 pandemic must be taken into contemplation at the present time, the Supreme Court said that the task force will enable decision makers to have inputs which go beyond finding ad-hoc solutions to the present problems