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Topic: Covishield

‘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. 

Brazil to be first country to get Covid vaccine from India, SII will supply 2 million doses

Covishield will reach Brazil next week. Modi govt had earlier this month authorised a deal between Brazilian govt & Serum Institute to supply the vaccine at a ‘special rate’.

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.

First batch of Covishield vaccine leaves for Delhi from Pune’s Serum Institute facility

Besides Delhi, the vaccines will be dispatched to 12 other locations across the country in seven more flights by 10 am Tuesday.

First Covishield batch to be shipped tonight or tomorrow as India gears up for vaccine drive

Serum Institute of India will be selling each dose of Covishield at Rs 200 under the purchase agreement signed with Modi govt Monday for nearly one crore doses.

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.

From medical supplies in lockdown to vaccine delivery now, this PSU is steering Covid relief

AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services will ensure vaccine shipments move quickly in and out of Pune airport to the designated 41 airports finalised for delivery of vaccines. 

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

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.