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“Covaxin Effective against India, UK Strains:” Bharat Biotech

May 16, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 16: Amidst continuous declining trend in the number of daily new cases in the country, Bharat Biotech on Sunday claimed that its Covid-19 vaccine “Covaxin” has been found to be effective against coronavirus strains found in India and the UK. Citing a study published in peer-reviewed medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the Hyderabad-based vaccine […]

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Protests against Arrests for Questioning Modi Government’s Vaccine Export Policy

May 16, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 16: The arrest of 24 persons in Delhi for questioning the government’s vaccine export policy has generated nation-wide protests from the Congress and other opposition party leaders. “Smacks of a lawless state gone amuck,” the Congress Rajya Sabha MP and noted Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi remarked while questioning […]

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Vaccines: Expanding Universal Vaccination for All was Too Early: Expert

May 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 15: Was it too early for India to open up universal vaccination for all adult population? An expert and chairman of the central advisory panel gave the answer in the affirmative. India had prioritised Covid vaccination by age-group primarily to reduce mortality, but the expansion of that criteria has now caused a […]

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Three More Companies to Produce Covaxin: Govt

May 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 15: The indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine “Covaxin,” will now be produced by three more companies in addition to the mother organization Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. Hyderabad’s Indian Immunologicals Limited, Uttar Pradesh’s Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation and Mumbai’s Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing will be the three companies also producing Covaxin […]

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Covid-19: PM Asks States to be Transparent in Reporting Cases and Fatalities

May 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 15: Amidst controversy that many states are under-reporting their cases and fatality tallies, the prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday advised the states to ask their officers to report Covid-19 numbers transparently “without any pressure of high numbers showing adversely on their efforts.” The Prime Minister showed concern over the […]

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Covid-19: ‘Vaccines less effective against B.1.617.2 variant’, says UK expert

May 15, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The vaccines currently being administered across many countries to protect the people against the Covid-19 pandemic are “almost certainly less effective” against preventing transmission of the B.1.617.2 variant of coronavirus first detected in India, a leading expert said on Saturday. Professor Anthony Harnden of the Oxford University, who advises the United […]

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Goa Government Claims “Logistic Issues” as Patients Keep Dying Gasping for Breath

May 14, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 14: With 13 more deaths on Friday, the toll in the state government-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the last four day went up to 75. Though the state government continued to evade a direct answer if the deaths were caused by shortage of oxygen, its admission that […]

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“India will overcome Corona Challenge with Strength and Dedication of All:” PM

May 14, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 14: As the country counted 3.43 lakh new Corona cases on Friday, marginally down from the previous day’s 3.62 lakhs cases, the prime minister Narendra Modi said India was not a nation that loses hope in tough times and expressed the confidence that the challenge would be overcome with strength […]

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Covid-19: Vaccinated Americans can go mask-less; but some confusion remains

May 14, 2021 virendra pandit

Mukund Patel Chicago (USA): Fully vaccinated Americans can now go mask-less in most indoor and outdoor settings, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced on Thursday. But some confusion persists. While some states are going ahead with a mask-free environment, others are cautiously inching forward, media reported. […]

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India Invites “Interested Companies” to Produce Covaxin, Ready to Share Process

May 13, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 13: The central government with consent from the Hyderabad-based Covaxin vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech haven invited other interested companies to produce the vaccine to ramp up production in the country. The top government advisor Dr VK Paul said on Thursday said the central government and Bharat Biotech were willing to invite other […]