Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Odisha government on Friday has started preparing a data base of healthcare workers and anganwadi workers, who will be vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The central government's National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 is finalizing priority population groups for vaccination against coronavirus once the vaccine is ready.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): In a major development, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday gave permission to Bharat Biotech for conducting Phase-III clinical trial for the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine - Covaxin.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 23 (ANI): Taunting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its free COVID-19 vaccine promise in Bihar Assembly polls, former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday asked whether Kannadigas would get vaccines since there
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut slammed Bharatiya Janata party for promising free COVID-19 vaccine to those who vote for BJP in Bihar elections through its manifesto and said it shows discriminatory nature of the party.
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 23 (ANI): The promise of free COVID-19 vaccine for all Bihar residents, after it gets the required approval, by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto is completely legal, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday.
Tennessee [US], October 23 (ANI): Democratic nominee Joe Biden renewed his attacks on Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday's final debate before the November 3 election with US President Donald Trump saying a vaccine would be announced soon.
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI): The Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's Drug Controller General (DCGI) told Sputnik on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Taking a dig at BJP's manifesto for poll-bound Bihar where it promised free COVID-19 vaccine for all if it came to power, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday asked if all states need to have assembly elections in order to get free vaccines.
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available in the state free of cost to poor people who cannot afford it.
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The expert panel at Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended the top drugs regulator to grant permission to Bharat Biotech to conduct phase III clinical trial using indigenous covid19 vaccine--Covaxin, with subject to the condit
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president MK Stalin accused the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami of "staging a drama" after the latter announced on Thursday that the state government will provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all the peopl