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Topic: Covaxin

Doubts over vaccines loom large on day one, govt officials say turnout to pick up eventually

In Delhi, 4,319 health workers were vaccinated, while in Maharashtra, 18,338 got the shots. In Karnataka, 22,256 health workers and in J&K, 2,000 got the vaccine Saturday.

‘Credibility of scientists hurt’ — former AIIMS chiefs, other experts slam vaccine skeptics

Former AIIMS director T.D. Dogra, along with 48 other medical experts & scientists, has urged people to 'reject the manipulations' of those trying to 'defame' the scientific community. 

Covishield emerges as first choice for states, Covaxin to be kept as a ‘buffer stock’

Delhi, Andhra, Telangana, Punjab will use Covishield, while Chhattisgarh has questioned the efficacy of Covaxin. Govt says vaccines were approved after they met the parameters.

Bharat Biotech signs pact with Precisa Medicamentos for Covaxin supplies to Brazil

A team from Precisa Medicamentos visited the Bharat Biotech facility last week to discuss potential export possibilities of the vaccine, the company said in a release.

Death of Covaxin phase 3 volunteer not related to vaccine trial, says Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech says it has followed necessary protocol and preliminary review shows death unrelated to study. Volunteer sample being tested to determine cause of death. 

42-year-old man dies 10 days after participating in vaccine trial for Covaxin

Madhya Pradesh Medico Legal Institute Director Dr Ashok Sharma said the exact cause of the death would be known from his viscera test.

How India’s regulatory pitfalls helped Covishield and Covaxin get rapid approval

The lack of regulatory clarity coupled with lack of transparency from CDSCO raises questions on the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine candidates.

30,000 volunteers, 60 sites — India’s 3rd Covid vaccine candidate ZYCoV-D set for final trials

Zydus Cadila chief Pankaj Patel says ZYCoV-D is easy to store, transport and inject. It can also be produced in large quantities, in a ten-dose vial format.

India to roll out Covid vaccines by 13 January, no plan yet to vaccinate children

ICMR chief Dr Balram Bargava says teachers should be the first to be vaccinated. He also says India will assist any country that wants to use CoWIN app for their vaccination programme.

India to follow ‘HCQ model’, will send Covid vaccines to neighbours after local demand is met

Officials say India 'will not be in a rush', and Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka will get ‘priority’ after domestic demand for the Covid vaccines is fulfilled.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.