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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

Biden vows to distribute 100 million doses of Covid vaccine in first 100 days

Joe Biden said getting coronavirus vaccines to most Americans would be a costly challenge & called on Congress to designate funds for getting vaccine to the people who need it.

Approval, pricing, distribution — 5 questions India faces before rolling out Covid vaccine

3 firms have applied for emergency use approval, but no clarity yet on if people will get to choose a vaccine, or what the state’s role in procurement will be.

Bankers want to be ‘frontline workers’ who get Covid vaccine first, write to Sitharaman

Four bank unions say bankers have provided yeoman service throughout Covid pandemic, and will feel appreciated if they’re moved up in priority list.

Indian travel agencies plan ‘vaccine tourism’ with packages for UK, US and Russia

A few travel agencies are already formulating tour packages for Indians who want to travel to the UK and avail the recently-approved Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine.

Now, Russian scientists find link between BCG vaccine & Covid-19 immunity

Study by St. Petersburg University researchers suggests BCG vaccine may protect against severe Covid, adds to research linking TB vaccine to coronavirus.

Wait for Covid vaccine won’t be long, experts say a few weeks — PM Modi at all-party meet

PM Modi tells leaders that 8 probable vaccines in different stages of trial can be manufactured in India, Centre & states working on distribution plan.

Vaccines not the only solution to Covid, past viral infections are key too

Three doctors who sat at lunch with a Covid-infected colleague in a Delhi hospital didn’t get infected. Once we know why, we’ll also know who to vaccinate.

Sputnik V Covid vaccine likely to be available for supply by next month, says Russia’s RDIF

Calling Sputnik V a joint effort between Russia and India, RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev tells ThePrint that Russia is keen to collaborate with other countries on development of Covid vaccines.

Anand Sharma goes against Congress’ official line, welcomes PM Modi’s Covid vaccine review tour

Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said Modi’s visits to three vaccine makers Saturday would lift morale and reassure the nation.

Alleging serious side-effects, vaccine trial participant seeks Rs 5 cr from Serum Institute

Chennai-based participant also sends legal notice to ICMR, DCGI, AstraZeneca & Oxford University to stop testing, manufacturing & distributing vaccine.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.