Economic Survey 2023: India administered over 220 crore Covid-19 vaccines
About 97% of eligible beneficiaries have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and around 90% have received both the doses.
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India's first nasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC launched; priced at ₹325/dose
Bharat Biotech’s vaccine dubbed as “game changer”; to offer efficient distribution and easy and pain-free administration.
Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 nasal vaccine to cost ₹800 in pvt market, ₹325 for govt supplies
The iNCOVACC vaccine received Indian drug regulator's approval to be used as a booster dose for the adult population.
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.
Truncated India-S Africa proposal on TRIPS waiver limits concessions to Covid vaccine
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.
Covid-19 put spotlight on vaccines, diagnostics: Mazumdar-Shaw
Resurgence of interest and new technologies bring a huge opportunity for the vaccine development field, says Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
Pace of Covid vaccination pacifies critics
The Omicron wave has not changed matters as studies and clinical evidence shows vaccination offers strong protection against serious disease
Omicron spreading fast with 2.64 lakh new Covid-19 infections in a day
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%.
WTO council discusses India's call on pandemic response
India had called for a virtual ministerial meeting to discuss waiver of certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement for Covid-19-related pharmaceuticals.
Covid-19 active cases nearing a million; surge to 7.23 lakh
Maharashtra, which has a total of over two lakh Covid-19 active cases, reported over 29,000 cases in a day.
