COVID-19 vaccines

U-WIN Platform

January 26, 2023

Several healthcare authorities are finding it difficult to keep track of the next dose of the COVID vaccine and also facing missing vaccination cards, especially among pregnant women and children. To solve this problem, the Universal Immunisation Programme of India ..

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China’s inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

October 28, 2022

Authorities in Shanghai have rolled out an inhalable vaccine against Covid-19 as a booster dose for previously vaccinated people. Who developed the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine? The Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics Inc. developed the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine as an aerosol ..

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Precautionary vaccine jabs in India

January 11, 2022

The Government of India is to provide third dose of vaccine. This third dose has been named “precaution dose” or booster dose. About the precaution dose The health care workers, comorbid patients (people with severe medical conditions) and frontline workers ..

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Nasal Covid Vaccine Gets Regulatory Nod for further trials

August 14, 2021

India’s first nasal vaccine against COVID-19 has received the nod to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the Department of Biotechnology. Key Points Nasal Covid Vaccine has been developed by Bharat Biotech. Vaccine has successfully completed Phase 1 ..

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Japan to help India build Vaccine Cold Chain Facilities

June 26, 2021

Japan is all set to provide India a $10 million assistance for building cold chain facilities to safely store covid-19 vaccines. Key Points Japan will provide this assistance to India to build cold chain equipment including medical equipment like cold-storage ..

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Delhi’s ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ Campaign

June 7, 2021

Delhi government launched a vaccination campaign ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ to vaccinate people of Delhi against Covid-19. Under the campaign, people aged 45 and above will be given vaccine at the polling booths. Highlights While launching the campaign, Chief Minister ..

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COVAXIN trial starts on children

June 3, 2021

Trial of COVAXIN, a COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech, on children below 18 years was started at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna. Background Trail was started following a nod given on May 11 by Drugs Controller General ..

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Pfizer-BioNTech to provide 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine to Poor Nations

May 23, 2021

In a bid to fulfil the international calls for vaccine solidarity, American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer and German company, BioNTech have pledged to provide 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to poor countries in middle-income and low-income countries in next 18 ..

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What is Vaccine Tourism?

May 23, 2021

Amid the second wave of Covid-19 and mass vaccination programme across the world a term “Vaccine Tourism” is gaining momentum.  Vaccine Tourism has come to limelight after draft of a vaccine tour package by Dubai-based travel agency called ‘Arabian Nights ..

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Biological E will manufacture Johnson and Johnson COVID Vaccine in India

May 19, 2021

Biological E is to produce Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine along with its own vaccine. This is to boost the overall vaccine production of the country. Background A new Vaccine partnership was unveiled at the first Quad Summit. The four ..

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