Covishield

Bharat Biotech Nasal Booster Trials

January 31, 2022

The Drug controller General of India has approved the COVAXIN booster trials. These boosters were produced by Bharat Biotech, the same company that produces COVAXIN. The boosters are being introduced for the vulnerable population. The booster doses will provide the ..

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Conditional market approval for Covaxin, Covishield

January 29, 2022

The Drug regulator in India has granted conditional market approval for the COVISHIELD and COVAXIN vaccines. This means that the private hospitals shall administer the vaccines. However, the vaccines will not be available in retail medical stores. What is conditional ..

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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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WHO’s medical alert on fake Covishield Vaccines

August 18, 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) issued medical alerts on fake Covishield Vaccines in India. Key Points WHO has raised doubts on the genuineness of Covishield which is reaching patients in India. India is reporting circulation of fake vials of the covid-19 ..

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Cyrus Poonawala to receive Lokmanya Tilak Award

July 31, 2021

The founder of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, businessman Cyrus Poonawalla has been named the winner of the prestigious National Lokmanya Tilak Award 2021. Highlights He will be commended for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic and ..

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ZyCoV-D: World’s first DNA-based Vaccine

June 23, 2021

Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila is soon going to apply Central Drugs Regulator (DGCI) for emergency approval of the corona vaccine ZyCoV-D. If approved, it will be the world’s first DNA-based vaccine. With this, the number of vaccines available in ..

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