Morocco has approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with the UK's Oxford University
While Covishield could erode a third of states' health bill if they bear the full cost, approval of the Pfizer jab would double the health spend
The company has partnered with the Serum Institute of India, for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian government and also to a large number of low and middle-income countries
The health ministry is prepared to roll out the Covid vaccine within 10 days of the emergency use authorisation, which was granted to two companies on January 3
Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine
Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December
Brazil made a diplomatic push to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could delay immunisations
Britain touted a scientific "triumph" as dialysis patient Brian Pinker, 82, became the first person to get the Oxford/AstraZeneca shot outside of a trial
Krishna Ella turns the tables on critics, questions approval granted to Oxford-Astra vaccine
Approval to Covaxin raises many questions
How was the nationwide dry run carried out, the next steps in the vaccine roll-out, findings from a large-scale UK study on the new variant, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) on Monday began rolling out the Oxford University vaccine developed by AstraZeneca as protection against Covid-19
MRP for private market Rs 1,000/ dose; current licence does not allow export or sale in private market
While the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine made by Serum Institute here has 70.42% efficacy, Bharat Biotech's still does not have efficacy data as trials are underway in India
Nationwide roll-out needs meticulous planning
He said that the vaccine will be rolled out in the next 7 to 10 days
Russia's sovereign RDIF, which is marketing the Sputnik V vaccine abroad, announced in December trials to test a combination of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Sputnik V
It is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use by India, which has the highest number of infections after the United States
India would need 30 million doses in the first phase when it vaccinates the essential services workers including health care professionals, municipal and police staff, etc
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