Cutis-Biotech, a pharmaceutical firm, filed a suit in the civil court claiming it was a prior user of the brandname Covishield, and sought to restrain SII from using the name.
In a tweet, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said, "Our partnership for a Covid-19 vaccine with Novavax has also published excellent efficacy results.”
Covaxin is contraindicated for people who use blood thinners, while Covishield asks recipients to inform physician. But doctors say there’s no rationale.
SII official says Covishield vaccines are safe and the manufacturing site is also unaffected after fire breaks out at the Serum Institute's Manjari facility, which is under construction.
Dhaka’s announcement comes a day after a meeting between the Modi govt and vaccine makers Bharat Biotech and SII to discuss India’s export plan for Covid vaccines.
Analysts say supply to government amid low distribution, marketing and R&D costs could aid profits. Bharat Biotech vaccine is priced at Rs 206 per dose while SII’s is at Rs 200.
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’.
Govt firm will buy vaccines from Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech and supply them to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Playing GOD will cost lives.