India's drug regulator to meet again on January 1 to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 CDSCO, India's drug regulator will meet on Friday to consider approving AstraZeneca and Oxford University's Covid-19vaccine for emergency use. SII, the world's biggest vaccine producer, has already stockpiled about 50 million doses, enough for 25 million people.
India's daily number of COVID-19 cases today stood at 18,732, the lowest since July 1. 279 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count since the outbreak in January to 1,47,622. With preparations underway for a possible vaccine-rollout by January, the Indian drug regulator is...
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Michael Gove says that the UK’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines for the future has been assured amid threats from the European Union of vaccine export controls on AstraZeneca doses leaving the bloc. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sri Lanka's president on Thursday welcomed the first 500,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from India, which has donated the shots to eight countries in the.. IndiaTimes
Nepal launched Covid-19 immunisation after India sent vaccines. India sent 10 lakh doses of Covishield vaccines to Nepal as a gift. Nepal PM Oli thanked India and PM Modi for the vaccine consignment. The Serum Institute of India has tied up with AstraZeneca to manufacture Covishield. Thousands of Nepalese frontline workers are set to be vaccinated. Nepal PM said talks are on with India to get more vaccines at a proper price. Oli said, “We got an early chance to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. For this, I thank our neighbouring nation India, its government, the people, and especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They sent 10 lakh doses of vaccines to us as a grant within a week of the roll-out in India.” Meanwhile, China is yet to get clearance for its Sinopharm vaccine in Nepal. Nepal has had over 2.7 lakh total covid cases and over 2,000 deaths. Watch the full video for more.
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The discord between the EU and drug manufacturer AstraZeneca remains despite a meeting between senior figures on Wednesday, with politicians demanding a plan.. Sky News
Pfizer Inc will pursue its request for India to approve its Covid-19 vaccine if the government commits to buying shots, the US drugmaker told Reuters on Monday,.. IndiaTimes
AstraZeneca will cut deliveries of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union by 60% in the first quarter of the year, according to Reuters news agency. Sky News
In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a Covid-19 vaccine centre in Glasgow. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Portugal's epidemic has entered a "terrible" phase, Prime Minister Antonio Costa has admitted, and the surge in cases has left hospitals on the brink of collapse. Emily Wither reports.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Lighthouse Laboratory at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow, where coronavirus tests are processed. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, on January 28, briefed media about the ongoing COVID vaccination drive. While addressing the media, Bhushan informed that over 25 lakh vaccine doses have been administered so far, as per data available till 2 pm today. He also said that the number of active cases are declining and there are 1,75,000 active cases in the country as of now. "A steady and declining trend is being exhibited," said Bhushan.
India once again established its position as a reliable partner in Covid-19 assistance. It dispatched Covishield to Bahrain and Sri Lanka under the Vaccine Maitri Initiative. Sri Lanka to receive a consignment of 50,400 doses, while Bahrain to get 10,800 doses. Covishield developed by Serum Institute of India was loaded to cargo aircraft at Mumbai. The cargo aircraft left Mumbai airport as per schedule at 7:55 am for Manama. The vaccine consignment for Colombo, which delayed for 15 minutes, left at 9:00 am. Meanwhile, India has supplied vaccines to its neighbours under neighbourhood first policy. Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh received vaccines. India sees international cooperation in the area of fight against Covid-19 as its duty. New Delhi has played the role of the first responder in the region.
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Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 28. The consignment containing COVID-19 vaccine will be dispatched to Bahrain and Colombo today. India is helping other countries with the import of COVID vaccine amid the pandemic.
German MEP Peter Liese told Euronews that if AstraZeneca doesn't reverse its decision to reduce the EU's expected number of COVID-19 vaccines then there will be repercussions.
The European Union is asking AstraZeneca to publish the contract it signed with the bloc on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, an EU official said on Wednesday, in an escalation of the row over delivery..
The CEO of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company says the EU signed its contract with the firm three months after the UK did, allowing for less time to iron out production problems.
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020
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Even as the nation waits for a COVID-19 vaccine with bated breath, the recently formed citizens' movement group, Awaken India, put forward a question - Is a...
