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How effective is Covishield against Omicron? SII CEO Adar Poonawalla says thisIn India, no cases of the new variant have been detected yet, but the government says it is preparing to deal with it.DNA - Published | |
Can Covishield, Covaxin provide protection against Omicron variant? Here's what experts are sayingAs the Omicron variant spreads to multiple countries, people are wondering if Indian vaccines will be effective against the new COVID-19 variant.DNA - Published | |
Expert: Covishield, Covaxin may offer protection against OmicronIndiaTimes - Published | |
India vows to stand by Africa, says all Covax orders clearedExpressing support for Africa, which has been rattled by the discovery of Covid-19 variant Omicron, the government on Monday announced it had cleared all orders placed so far by the UN-backed Covax..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India willing to supply Covishield, Covaxin: Mandaviya to Latin American, Caribbean envoysInteracting with ambassadors of Latin American and Caribbean nations, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said India is willing to supply Covishield and Covaxin to these countries...IndiaTimes - Published | |
New Zealand adds Covishield, Covaxin to approved COVID-19 vaccine listNow, travellers who got jabbed with the Covishield or Covaxin shot can enter New Zealand without a quarantine period.DNA - Published | |
Extended Covishield dosage gap more potent, show studiesThe extended gap of at least 12 weeks between the two doses of Covishield has resulted in better immune response among majority of vaccinated Indians, subsiding any immediate requirement for booster..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Saudi Arabia recognises Serum Institute's Covishield, exempts quarantine for fully vaccinatedCovishield vaccine approval enables fully vaccinated Indian travellers to enter Saudi Arabia without having to undergo institutional quarantine.DNA - Published | |
Canada yet to recognise Covaxin even after WHO nodIn a re-run of the UK’s delay in accepting WHO-approved and made-in-India Covishield, Canada is yet to recognise Covaxin even after World Health Organisation (WHO) gave emergency use listing for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Covid-19 vaccination: 'No shortage for door-to-door drive'Ahead of the proposed door to door vaccination drive by the centre, national task force members have ruled out any shortage of vaccines for the drive with nearly 30 crore vaccines to be procured from..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Australia recognises Covaxin, to allow visitors jabbed with it; Modi thanks Oz counterpartAustralia will recognise Covaxin, apart from Covishield, allowing those fully jabbed with the Bharat Biotech vaccine entry into the country. While WHO’s emergency use listing for Covaxin is awaited,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC says 'it will wait for WHO's response over Covaxin recognition'The Supreme Court on Friday said that "it will wait for the response of the World Health Organisation (WHO) over Covaxin recognition." and cannot simply direct the Centre to revaccinate people with..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cannot play with lives of people by directing revaccination with Covishield without any data: SC"We cannot play with the lives of people by directing Centre to revaccinate. We don't have any data with us. We have read in newspapers that Bharat Biotech has filed an application with the World..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against mass Covid vaccination of Covishield and CovaxinThe Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a plea against the mass vaccination of Covishield and Covaxin. The top court observed that vaccination is the key to protect people from Covid...IndiaTimes - Published |
Will have enough doses for booster shots, says PoonawallaAdar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), exuded confidence in meeting the Centre’s goal of immunising all adults by yearend, while announcing that Covid-19 vaccine for children,..IndiaTimes - Published | India withdraws tit-for-tat Covid advisory for UK travellersThe government has reinstated its earlier guidelines by withdrawing a travel advisory issued on October 1 that made it mandatory for British nationals arriving in India to undergo a mandatory 10-day..IndiaTimes - Published |
India withdraws 10-day mandatory quarantine for UK passengersThe move comes to reciprocate the UK's decision to discontinue the mandatory quarantine and checks for Indian visitors vaccinated with Covishield.DNA - Published | Next step is moving people between both nations, says envoy after UK accepts CovishieldUK high commissioner to India, Alex Ellis on Saturday said the next step post the India-UK cooperation on Covishield is to increase the flow of people between the two nations as they are desperate to..IndiaTimes - Published |
After tit for tat, UK recognises Serum Institute of India's Covishield, junks ‘discriminatory’ orderFrom October 11, Indians who have been fully vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield will not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK, ending a standoff between the..IndiaTimes - Published | End of stalemate: Indians fully vaccinated with Covishield won't have to quarantine from October 11People vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield in India will from next Monday (Oct 11) not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK. Britain has finally relented,..IndiaTimes - Published |
End of stalemate: Got Covishield jabs in India, no quarantine in UK from next MondayPeople vaccinated with WHO-approved Covishield in India will from next Monday (Oct 11) not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK. Britain has finally relented,..IndiaTimes - Published | SII gets nod to send Covid vaccines to Nepal, Bangaldesh, Myanmar, bulk to AstraZeneca; Bharat Biotech to IranThe government has permitted Serum Institute of India (SII) to export 10 lakh Covishield doses each to Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh, while Bharat Biotech will provide Iran with 10 lakh doses of..IndiaTimes - Published |
SII now aims to include kids aged 2 to 6 in vaccination trials in a monthThe Serum Institute of India has expanded Covovax’s paediatric trial in seven to 11 years age bracket across 10 sites in India, including Pune, after ensuring vaccine safety in adolescents. The..IndiaTimes - Published | UK's 'simplified' travel rules does not cover vaccinated IndiansBritain's so-called "simplified" international travel system that scraps an amber list of medium Covid-19 risk countries took effect on Monday, but it offers no benefits for vaccinated Indians..IndiaTimes - Published |
'I got Covishield from India': President of the 76th UN General Assembly Abdulla ShahidIndiaTimes - Published | Centre got over 65.25 crore Covishield doses, 9.1 crore Covaxin jabs till September 19The Centre has received over 65.25 crore Covishield doses from Serum Institute of India and 9.1 crore doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech till September 19, according to official documents. Serum..IndiaTimes - Published |
Covishield approved by Australia for international arrivalsAustralia has approved India-made Covishield for travelling into the country. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that the China-made Sinovac and the India-made Covishield vaccines would..IndiaTimes - Published | No change in Covishield dose gap: NTAGI chiefDr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), on Saturday ruled out any changes in the gap between two doses of Covishield citing..IndiaTimes - Published |
Italy recognises Covishield; travellers jabbed in India eligible for Green Pass: Indian embassy in RomeItaly has become the latest EU member to recognise WHO-approved Covishield, after several others like Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain. Indian vaccine card holders are now eligible for GreenPass,..IndiaTimes - Published | No technical concern in Covishield certificate process, says UK in sign of conciliationIndiaTimes - Published |
Covishield: Neither side raised concerns with each other’s certification process, says UK envoyIndiaTimes - Published | Centre files plea against allowing second dose of Covishield earlier, says it will derail policyIndiaTimes - Published |
Covishield approved in UK, travel advisory revised after strong objections from IndiaThe UK has revised its vaccine policy for travelers from India, and Covishield jabs have been approved in the travel advisory.DNA - Published | India warns UK of reciprocal steps over vaccine ‘discrimination’“Covishield is a licensed product of the UK company, manufactured in India of which we have supplied five million doses to the UK,” said Shringla, pointing to the inconsistency in the rules..IndiaTimes - Published |
India says UK govt's stand on Covishield 'discriminatory', warns of 'reciprocal action'IndiaTimes - Published | Faceoff: UK's non-recognition of Covishield creates storm on TwitterThe UK government’s new international travel rules putting those who are vaccinated with Covishield in the category of the 'unvaccinated' have been blasted as "offensive", "bizarre" and "racist".IndiaTimes - Published |
India to protest against new UK vaccine travel rules not recognising CovishieldExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to speak to the newly-appointed British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on UK not recognising Covishield.DNA - Published | Centre places purchase order with Serum Institute for 66 crore Covishield doses to be supplied by Dec: SourcesIndiaTimes - Published |
Allow second Covishield dose after 4 weeks from first for those who want it early: Kerala HC to CentreIndiaTimes - Published | Covishield, Covaxin & Sputnik V: You can now identify COVID-19 fake vaccines with these stepsIndia is currently administering 3 vaccines - Covidshield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. Here are some ways in which you can identify if the vaccine is fakeDNA - Published |
84 days gap between Covishield vaccine doses provides best protection against COVID-19: CentreThe duration of 84 days between first and second doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine gives the best protection against coronavirus, Centre saidDNA - Published | Fake Covishield doses in Southeast Asia, Africa: UP govt issues alert to all DMs, CMOsThe Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert after fake Covishield doses were found in Southeast Asia and Africa.DNA - Published |
No plan yet to revise Covishield dose gap, clarifies govtIndiaTimes - Published | Government mulls reducing time gap between Covishield doses, say sourcesIndiaTimes - Published |
Majority Indians experienced no or mild side effects post 2 doses of Covishield and Covaxin: ReportIndiaTimes - Published | COVID-19: Gap between two doses of Covishield may be reducedAt present, over 59 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country and efforts are being made by the government to expedite the process.DNA - Published |
84-day gap in Covishield doses due to efficacy or availability? Kerala HC asks CentreJustice PB Suresh Kumar said that if efficacy was the reason, he was "worried" as he got the second dose within four-six weeks of the first dose.DNA - Published | Kerala man files plea in court for Covishield after taking both doses of Covaxin, read whyThe man Girikumar, 50 had filed a plea in the Kerala High Court stating that he works in Saudi Arabia which is yet to recognise the Covaxin.DNA - Published |
DCGI gives nod to conduct study on mixing Covaxin, CovishieldThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to conduct a study on mixing Covaxin and Covishield vaccines. The research study will be done by Christian Medical College, Vellore, said..IndiaTimes - Published | Permission granted to CMC Vellore to mix vaccine doses for research study: Dr V K PaulDCGI has approved a proposal from the CMC Vellore to carry out trials on the mixed use of COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin in people.DNA - Published |
