Over 9,500 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines given on April 10
A total of 9,674 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the 18-59 years age-group on the first day on Sunday taking the cumulative doses given in the country to 185.74 crore, the Union Health Ministry said. India on Sunday began administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years at […]
UK may require vaccine passports for big venues this month
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The U.K. is considering a requirement for vaccine passports to be shown in order to access large venues as early as this month but has yet to decide whether to roll out jabs to healthy schoolchildren. “We are looking at, by the end of September when everyone has had a […]
US plans Covid-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight: Report
By Administrator_India Capital Sands US health regulators could approve a third Covid-19 shot for adults beginning at least six months after full vaccination, instead of the previously announced eight-month gap, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Approval of boosters for three Covid-19 shots being administered in the United States include those manufactured by Pfizer and partner […]
Pfizer, Moderna raise prices for Covid-19 vaccines in European Union
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The new price for the Pfizer shot was 19.50 euros ($23.15) against 15.50 euros previously, the newspaper said, citing portions of the contracts seen. The price of a Moderna […]
Centre Signs Deal To Get 2nd Made-In-India Vaccine, 30 Crore Doses Booked
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Aiming at a stiff vaccination target, the government has booked 30 crore doses of Hyderabad-based Biological-E’s Covid vaccine, which is still in clinical trials. The Health Ministry will make an advance payment of ₹ 1,500 crores to the company for what will be the second made-in-India vaccine to be used […]
Covid-19 vaccine shortage: Maharashtra, Centre in a war of words
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Centre today hit back at the Maharashtra government and accused it of creating panic and spreading lies after it raised serious concerns about the Covid-19 vaccine shortage in the state. The Centre’s reaction came hours after Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that the state had barely 2-3 days of vaccine stock left […]
Pfizer vaccine not coming to India soon as trials yet to be conducted
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands While the UK government has cleared Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for use in public, the same is unlikely to be available anytime soon in India. For one, US giant Pfizer’s India arm has not yet applied for conducting clinical trials here, according to sources, and secondly, the vaccine has stringent temperature requirements (-75 […]