Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 12 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar said that 6.48 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 54 boxes have arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 12 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said that the Centre has officially announced that 4,33,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to the state in the first phase.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Delhi received 2,64,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine "Covishield" on Tuesday, said B L Sherwal, Director Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital from where the vials will be transported to the vaccination centres soon.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI): The Serum Institute of India (SII) makes 70 to 80 million doses every month and planning is underway for distribution to India and foreign countries, said Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, SII.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Ahead of the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive scheduled to start from January 16, vaccine transportation has started from Pune to 13 locations across the country, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 12 (ANI): The first consignment of 2,76,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covidshield' will arrive in Ahmedabad from Pune on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Serum Institute of India (SII) has received the purchase order from the Government of India and 11 million doses of vaccine, Covishield would be available at the price of Rs 200 per vial, said insiders at the SII on Monday.
Brussels [Belgium], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Union (EU) has secured a deal to double the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing its total to 600 million doses, President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said on Friday (local time).
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8 (ANI): Bangladesh on Thursday approved procurement of 30 million doses of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine from India, co-developed by European pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Serbia on Wednesday signed an agreement to supply 2 million doses of Sputnik V to the country.
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US pharmaceutical company Moderna said it planned to produce at least 600 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19 in 2021, not 500 million as previously announced.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 4 (ANI): Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella said on Monday that the company has tremendous experience in vaccines, takes science seriously and Covaxin is simple two doses.