Increase in gap between Covishield doses based on scientific evidence: NTAGI – 3 Min Read New Delhi | The decision to increase the gap between two Covishield doses from 4-6 weeks to 12-16 weeks is based on scientific reason regarding behaviour of adenovector vaccines, said Chairman of India’s Covid-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory […]
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Efficacy of Covaxin, Covishield, Sputnik V more or less equivalent: Dr Randeep Guleria
New Delhi | Data available till now shows clearly that efficacy of all vaccines — whether Covaxin, Covishield or Sputnik V — are more or less equivalent, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said amid rumours about differentiated abilities of Covid-19 vaccines available in India in terms of production of antibodies or higher seropositivity rate. “We should […]
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut infection risk by 91%: US CDC
Washington | Taking two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccines, authorised by the Food and Drug Administration, can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by 91 per cent, according to a new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Even a single dose of the mRNA vaccines can reduce the […]
After Pfizer, Moderna, now SII seeks indemnity from liability: Sources
New Delhi | Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), which manufactures Covishield, has also sought indemnity from liability, expressing the hope that rules would be the same for everyone, said sources. This comes as the Centre is favourably considering granting indemnity against legal proceedings to foreign vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna prior to their rollout in […]
Less than day’s stock of Covishield left for 18-44 age group: AAP
New Delhi | Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that the capital has less than a day’s stock of Covishield left for the 18-44 age group and more than 150 vaccination sites will be shut from Friday. “Of 8,17,690 doses for the 18 to 44 age group, 7,49,100 have been used. Today (Thursday) […]
“It will take 2-3 years for the entire world population to get fully vaccinated”: Adar Poonawalla
New Delhi | Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has said that the SII never exported vaccines at the cost of the people in India. Defending the move to export vaccines earlier this year by the government and vaccine manufacturers which has been the subject of a heated debate, he said: “Another important factor that […]
Never exported vaccines at the cost of people in India: Adar Poonawalla
New Delhi | Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has said that the SII never exported vaccines at the cost of the people in India. Defending the move to export vaccines earlier this year by the government and vaccine manufacturers which has been the subject of a heated debate, he said: “Another important factor that […]
No Covaxin left, received 2.67 lakh doses of Covishield: Delhi Govt
New Delhi | There will be no Covaxin doses available at any vaccination centre in the national capital from Wednesday onwards as the stock has finished, prompting the state government to shut around 100 centres. The Delhi government, which raised an alarm regarding Covaxin shortage on Tuesday evening, on Wednesday said the last available stock of […]
Powerful Indians making aggressive calls for vaccines: Poonawalla
London | Admitting that he is facing immense pressure from “some of the most powerful people in India” demanding supplies of Covishield, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday that the company is also planning to start vaccine production in the UK, the media reported. In an interview with The Times, Poonawalla […]
SII breaks silence, calls Covishield most affordable jab
New Delhi | The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday broke its silence over the pricing of its Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ and said that it is the most affordable vaccine available in the market today. SII, which manufactures the AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield at its Pune facility, said that the initial prices were kept very low […]