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TopicCovid vaccine

Topic: Covid vaccine

‘Best news’ so far on Covid vaccine – Pfizer shot prevents 90% of infections in large study

With effectiveness for first vaccines previously expected to be in range of 60% to 70%, more than 90% for Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is seen as extraordinary.

India ready to help countries in Covid vaccine production and delivery, says Harsh Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said India will also help interested countries in enhancing their cold chain and storage capacities for the delivery of vaccines.

AstraZeneca CEO says Oxford vaccine on track for year-end, dismisses reports of delays

Concerns about AstraZeneca’s timeline arose this week with UK saying only 4 million doses of the Oxford-Astra shot would be available by the end of the year.

Covid-appropriate behaviour key to fighting virus till vaccine arrives, says Harsh Vardhan

The Union health minister's remarks came Wednesday as he reviewed Karnataka's Covid preparedness and expressed satisfaction over India's progress in combating the virus.

Off The Cuff with Devi Sridhar

In conversation with Shekhar Gupta, Devi Sridhar, Professor & Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University Medical School talks about why the Covid...

‘Vaccine tourism’ could see Americans flying out to get Covid shot early

Rather than fixing US’ cumbersome vaccine approval and distribution system, the government might find it easier to encourage an allied nation to offer their product to visiting Americans.

Goa is Fun’s Own Country. But it doesn’t need ‘super-spreader’ Sunburn festival

Goa has one of the highest Covid death per million rate in India. And Sunburn 2020 EDM festival ironically carries the tagline: 'Live Again'.

Best for India to vaccinate health staff first to beat Covid, health expert Devi Sridhar says

In ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Devi Sridhar says vaccines are not the ‘the fairytale ending’ to this pandemic, but it’s only a part of the strategy to fight the virus.

Early Covid vaccine hopes have a math problem

To clear a high statistical bar and prove effective enough to get emergency use authorisation, early vaccine candidates would have to be both very protective and quite lucky.

Why India must vaccinate 80% of population by December 2021 — no matter what the cost

The aim of 80% vaccination is neither too high nor too low.

On Camera

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.