India needs to diversify pharma raw material imports, up R&D spends: RBI paper
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a “stress test” for the Indian pharma industry, and exposed its high dependence on imported raw materials and “surprisingly low”...
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Centre places order worth Rs 14,505.75 crore for 660 million Covaxin, Covishield doses
The Centre ordered 660 million Covid-19 vaccine doses fromSerum Institute of India(SII) andBharat Biotechat a cost of Rs 14,505.75 crore for supply between August and...
Bharat Biotech’s partner Ocugen seeks approval for Covaxin in Canada
OcugenInc.,Bharat Biotech‘s partner for USA and Canada for COVID-19 vaccineCovaxinhas initiated a rolling submission to Health Canada for thejab, the US company said in a...
Majority of Covid cases after immunisation is due to Delta variant: ICMR Study
The Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 was behind majority of clinical cases of breakthrough infection ofCOVID-19but only 9.8 per cent cases required hospitalisation and fatality was...
Clinical trial for Covid vaccines for children on verge of completion: Centre to Delhi HC
TheCentreon Friday told theDelhi High Courtthat clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 18 years of age are going on and on the verge...
NCGTC issues guidelines for Rs 50,000-cr credit guarantee scheme for medical infra
In a bid to improve medical infrastructure in non-metros, the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) on Friday issued operational guidelines for the Rs...
Nearly 40 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in country: Government
Nearly 40 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country, including over 38.79 lakh on Friday, according to thehealth ministry. A...
COVID vaccine: DCGI examining Zydus Cadila’s ‘ZyCoV-D’ for children, says Dr VK Paul
ANI | 17 Jul 2021, 08:58 AM IST Dr VK Paul, Member of NITI Aayog said that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is...
India records greatest increase in number of children not receiving first dose of DTP-1 vaccine in 2020: UN
India recorded the greatest increase in the world in the number of children not receiving a first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine in 2020, theUNhas...
Vaccine offers 99% protection against death in Delta strain, finds NIV study
(This story originally appeared inon Jul 17, 2021)Scientistsfrom the Pune-basedNational Institute of Virology(NIV) conducted the largest study done so far in India to understand why...
