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Topic: Covaxin

NHRC report stinging indictment of TMC govt. Must show similar concern for other states too

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Modi govt finally raises vaccine prices, will pay Rs 215 for Covishield, Rs 225 for Covaxin

The govt has placed an order for 66 crore more doses to be supplied between August and December for a little over Rs 14,500 crore.

Decision on adding Covaxin to emergency use list likely in 4-6 weeks, says WHO

WHO has so far approved vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca-SK Bio/Serum Institute of India, AstraZeneca EU, Janssen, Moderna and Sinopharm for emergency use.

Covaxin offers significant protection against Beta, Delta variants, ICMR study says

The team collected blood samples of people who had recovered from Covid & found that the vaccine conferred significant protection against both variants.

Would you enroll your kid for Covid vaccine trial? Find out why these parents have

Bharat Biotech is conducting immunogenicity trials for Covaxin in children aged between 2 and 18 years. Parents say this way they are at least assured of a vaccine.

Not just vaccine, even monkeys used in Covaxin trial were ‘made in India’

Lockdown & ban on export of Chinese monkeys meant that India had to source animals for Covaxin trials from Maharashtra’s wilds

After final analysis, Bharat Biotech announces an efficacy of 77.8% of Covaxin

The Hyderabad-based company claims that the efficacy data demonstrates 63.6 per cent protection against asymptomatic Covid-19.

Brazil-Bharat Biotech’s $324 million contract suspended: What went wrong in the Covaxin deal

Brazil Tuesday suspended its deal with Bharat Biotech for 20 million Covaxin doses amid an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities & corruption. ThePrint gives you the details.

India asks EU to accept Covaxin & Covishield for Green Pass, offers quarantine relief in return

India has urged EU member states to include Covaxin and Covishield in the Digital Covid Certificate and also asked them to accept CoWIN vaccine certification.

Brazil suspends deal to buy Covaxin doses after allegations of irregularities in contract

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin contract to Brazil landed in controversy after the South American Attorney General reportedly launched a probe into the deal to purchase 20 million doses.

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Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.