Till yesterday, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech were competitors in the endeavour to roll out Coronavirus vaccines in the country. Today, they both have joined hands for the same.
The state government is conducting dry runs to assess the preparedness for administering shots to millions of people.
India is all set to roll out the first batch of Coronavirus vaccines in the next few days. Many of you have doubts regarding the vaccines and their efficacy. Here are answers to some of your Frequently Asked Questions.
India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the country's Covid-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844.
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has hailed India's scientific innovation and capability in its endeavour to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.
Even before the first Coronavirus vaccine is rolled out in India, are people becoming complacent with regard to the pandemic? Some recent decisions by state and district authorities across the country defy the logic in the fight against Coronavirus.
Taking on naysayers, Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Ella said: "Now that the vaccine is being politicized, I want to state very clearly that none of my family members is associated with any political party."
The Hyderabad-based firm is conducting Phase III trials. The vaccine is yet to complete late-stage human clinical trials in India.
The new Coronavirus vaccine has brought to the forefront a slugfest within the Congress.
The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in India remained below 20,000 for the third consecutive day. According to the data released by the government, there are 2,43,953 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprise 2.36 per cent of the total caseload. Here are some other updates.
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