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Topic: Covid vaccine

Health partnership with India goes ‘beyond’ vaccines, says UK envoy Philip Barton

British High Commissioner to India Philip Barton said the Oxford vaccine will be manufactured in India & that really ‘illustrates our partnership in the health sector’.

Delhi’s Dr Dangs chosen as central lab for Covaxin human trials, to check safety of vaccine

Dr Dangs Lab in South Delhi is already receiving samples samples from all 12 trial sites across the country for screening and safety testing.

US orders up to 600 million doses of Pfizer, BioNTech Covid vaccine

The US will pay the companies when it receives the doses, following regulatory authorization or approval, according to a statement Wednesday.

Indian media’s priorities, and the collective victory of Covid vaccine

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Govt could wait for Covid vaccine before declaring steps to revive demand, says CEA Subramanian

Speaking at a virtual seminar, Krishnamurthy Subramanian said uncertainty is hurting demand and pointed out that people are preferring to save than spend. 

An Oxford immunologist breaks down how the university’s vaccine works against Covid-19

Oxford University and AstraZeneca tested its Covid vaccine — ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 543 — on 543 healthy adults. The results are promising. But we may need yearly booster doses.

Now US accuses two Chinese hackers of stealing secrets, including Covid vaccine research

The US Justice Department accused China of 'providing a safe haven' for hackers and said it knew the identity of officials who aided them, but would not indict them right now.

Delhi’s Covid-19 infection fatality rate stands at 0.07%, show sero survey results

Large variation in infection rates found in 11 districts with Central Delhi registering the highest rate at 27.86%. 

Chances of Covid vaccine by this year is ‘very low’, says Boris Johnson’s medical adviser

The assessment came despite the Oxford vaccine effort showing promising results in early human testing and is a sign of ongoing uncertainty over the likelihood of quick success.

Immunotherapy could be safe for cancer patients with Covid, early data indicates

From nanoparticle vaccine to antibody cocktail for treatment, ThePrint brings you the latest research on the novel coronavirus.

On Camera

Here’s how Khilji, Akbar, and Hindu rulers dealt with Halal

In Medieval India, the late Prof Satish Chandra demonstrates how Muslim rulers in India quickly grasped that pristine notions of Halal and haram did not hold up to the realities of statecraft.

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.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.