New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Amid the reports of shortage of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, the Centre on Wednesday said it will double the current production capacity of COVAXIN by May-June and then increase it to nearly six to seven folds by July-August. The government of India sai
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Delhi government has been forced to shut down 100 vaccination sites over 17 schools that administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine due to a dearth of supply from the manufacturer, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has given a nod to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for Phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials on children aged between two to eight years old, sources confirmed on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting to allow other companies with "capabilities", to manufacture the two COVID-19 vaccines--Covaxin and Covishield--being already produced in India.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Tuesday informed that the firm has been supplying its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin directly to 18 states since May 1.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Ludhiana health department on Saturday issued a new schedule for administering Covaxin and Covishield vaccines,
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday informed that the two sets of COVID vaccine available with the state - Covishield and Covaxin - will be administered on priority to people above the age of 45.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Friday questioned the Central government why Covaxin, the vaccine against COVID-19 which was developed with the assistance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 7 (ANI): Construction work of a vaccine production unit has started at Andharua in Bhubaneshwar and a target has been set to commence production of Covaxin by June 2022, the Odisha government has announced.
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced it will supply its COVID-19 vaccine--Covaxin to state governments at Rs 400 per dose.
Moscow [Russia], April 27 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund will deliver the Sputnik V vaccine to India as it battles the second wave of coronavirus, RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday informed that it has received one lakh 58 thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and its distribution to government and private vaccination centres has started.