Applicants for grant of approval for Restricted Use in Emergency situation may be submitted to Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the application can be made by the foreign manufacturer through its Indian subsidiary or through its authorized agent in India ...
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Coronavirus Vaccine
Coronavirus Vaccine
To ensure everyone in the world has access to COVID vaccines, in April 2020, the WHO, Gavi Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) had launched COVAX ...
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In an interactive session at the opening day of the Raisina Dialogue, which is being held virtually, External Affairs Minister said that India's 'vaccine maitri' approach was trying to ensure no one gets left behind in taking the COVID-19 vaccine jab ...
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A meeting of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) recommended increasing the basket of vaccines by including those which have been approved in other countries ...
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According to Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja, the state would require more COVID-19 vaccines than now being supplied by the Centre for the mass vaccination campaign as the current stocks would not be adequate for the purpose ...
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If approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Sputnik V will be the third COVID-19 vaccine to be used in India after Serum Institute of India's Covishield - developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca - and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin ...
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The five COVID-19 vaccines are Sputnik V vaccine (in collaboration with Dr. Reddy's), Johnson & Johnson vaccine (in collaboration with Biological E), Novavax vaccine (in collaboration with Serum India), Zydus Cadila's vaccine, and Bharat Biotech's Intranasal Vaccine ...
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India started its COVID vaccination drive on January 16 with priority given to all healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that it is reminding healthcare professionals and people receiving the vaccine to remain aware of the possibility of very rare cases of blood clots combined with low levels of blood platelets occurring within two weeks of vaccination ...
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said it has come to notice that the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases are largely or maybe event-driven including grand weddings, local body elections and farmers' protest ...
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The Indian Medical Association urged the Prime Minister to include private sector family clinics in the COVID vaccination drive along with private hospitals ...
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This move has come after the Centre uncovered instances of vaccination of ineligible beneficiaries in the name of healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) at some COVID-19 vaccine centres ...
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