Serum Institute of India Current Affairs, GK & News
PM Takes First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on March 1, 2021 at AIIMS, New Delhi. After vaccination, he appealed to those people who are eligible to get their vaccination done. Covid-19 Vaccination in India The national vaccination programme to for the virus called “SARS-CoV-2” which has caused ongoing Covid-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: COVAXIN Vaccine • COVID-19 • Global Covid-19 Vaccination Plan • Narendra Modi • Serum Institute of India
COVID-19 Vaccination Phase 2 to begin from March 1
The Union Government has announced that the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination will begin from March 1, 2021. Highlights Under the second phase of covid-19 vaccination, people aged above 60 years will get vaccinated. Further, as per the guidelines, those aged above 45 years and are having comorbidities (that means presence of one or more ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 vaccine • Global Covid-19 Vaccination Plan • Phase II of covid vaccination • Serum Institute of India
SII’s Covishield gets emergency-use nod from DGCI
The Subject Expert committee that is advising the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) recommended restricted Emergency Use Authorisation for COVISHIELD. COVISHIELD vaccine was developed by Serum Institute of India. Who manufactures COVISHIELD? The COVISHIELD the vaccine is developed by the University of Oxford and the British Pharmaceutical major Astra Zeneca. In India, the vaccine ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • Bharat Biotech Limited • Clinical trials • COVAXIN • COVAXIN Vaccine • COVID-19 vaccine • Covishield • Director controller General of India • Serum Institute of India
Pneumosil: India’s First Pneumonia Vaccine
The Serum Institute of India recently unveiled the first indigenously developed Pneumococcal Vaccine called Pneumosil. The vaccine was launched by the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. About the Vaccine Pneumosil was developed through collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH organization. It has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: GAVI • indigenous vaccine • PCV vaccine • Pneumonia • Pneumonia Deaths • pneumosil • Serum Institute of India • WHO
India’s First Indigenous Vaccine against Pneumonia
The first Indian vaccine against Pneumonia has been developed by Serum Institute of India. The vaccine is to be made available to the domestic makers soon. Highlights India has access to pneumonia vaccines. However, the new locally developed vaccine is much cheaper than the other pneumonia vaccines such as NYSE:PFE produced by Pfizer and LSE:GSK ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: GAVI • Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations • PCV vaccine • Pneumonia • Serum Institute of India • UNICEF • Universal Immunization Programme