
Corbevax Covid-19 vaccine for children priced at ₹990
The jab will be supplied to the government at ₹145, helping the exchequer save ₹1,500 crore.
The jab will be supplied to the government at ₹145, helping the exchequer save ₹1,500 crore.
Civil society groups in several parts of the world have flayed the compromise formula thrashed out by the quadrilateral discussions, terming it as a very limited and narrow agreement.
Resurgence of interest and new technologies bring a huge opportunity for the vaccine development field, says Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
The Omicron wave has not changed matters as studies and clinical evidence shows vaccination offers strong protection against serious disease
Daily positivity rate in India has increased to 14.78% from 13.11% a day ago and weekly positivity rate is now at 11.83%.
India had called for a virtual ministerial meeting to discuss waiver of certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement for Covid-19-related pharmaceuticals.
Maharashtra, which has a total of over two lakh Covid-19 active cases, reported over 29,000 cases in a day.
Covid-19 vaccines Corbevax and Covovax, and anti-viral medication Molnupiravir have been granted emergency use authorisation by the CDSCO.
The advancement of science in the year to come will be influenced significantly by the government's academic policies, writes Bharat Biotech CMD Krishna Ella.
WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan congratulated Serum Institute, Adar Poonawalla and Novavax for offering one more highly effective and safe vaccine.