Centre has ordered 660 mn doses, expected to be supplied between Aug & Dec
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hasn't got any application to authorise Covishield, the vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India
A host of lesser-known vaccine makers are eyeing contract manufacturing opportunities for global and domestic majors
RDIF says SII can make combination doses of Astra-Sputnik in future
Serum Institute of India (SII) will start production of Sputnik vaccine at the company's facilities in September, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Tuesday
Amid a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in state, the Pune mayor on Sunday said that the Covishield will not be available at any vaccination centre under jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation today
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Expect 200-million AstraZeneca vaccine doses next year
The decision comes as a setback to SII, which had sought permission to start a pediatric clinical trial of Covovax
"The Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which deliberated on the application, noted that vaccine has not been approved in any country", a source said
SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said on Monday he had taken it up at the "highest levels".
The sharp cuts in vaccine supply projections are baffling
Reports suggest India plans to take this matter of non-inclusion of Covishield in the list of approved vaccines for European Union (EU) 'Green Pass' up with the EU
In March this year, he had said that the clinical trials of Covovax vaccine have begun in India and the company hopes to launch it by September this year.
States should not aim to artificially push vaccination numbers
The WHO is urgently trying to work with AstraZeneca, Serum Institute of India (SII) as well as the Indian government to restart shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to countries
Thailand was slated to receive and administer 6 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in June but health authorities this week said they would be distributing only 3.5 million of those shots this month
This week Novavax Inc announced that its vaccine has turned out to be more than 90 per cent effective in clinical trials conducted in the US.
Company scales up its ambition after government advanced it Rs 1,500 crore for 300 million doses of its vaccine candidate.
The cost of logistics is built into the final price of the vaccine, especially when supplying to the private sector