Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022
Dec 28, 2021 Outlook Web Desk The two-dose vaccine uses adenoviruses that infect chimpanzees to carry the gene responsible for the spike protein of the novel coronavirus.
Dec 28, 2021 Outlook Web Desk The government had recently permitted the export of 2 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax to Indonesia produced in India by SII, as the jab had not yet been approved for emergency use in the country, official sources had said.
The Covovax/Novavax vaccine has recently received Emergency Use Listing (EUL) with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Oct 23, 2021 Outlook Web Desk PM Narendra Modi will be meeting representatives of Indian Covid-19 vaccine manufactures including Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech and Dr Reddy's Laboratories among others.
The company’s CEO Adar Poonawalla said the company would be able to export 20 to 30 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in November this year.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office said the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised that Coronavac (Sinovac) and Covishield should be considered as 'recognised vaccines' for international travellers.
The Pune-based SII has already supplied 12 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in August, they said.
It has been communicated to the state that these doses should be administered at private hospitals only.
The efficacy of this approach has not been proven in field trials involving thousands of participants, Cyrus Poonawalla said
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SII Chairman Dr Cyrus Poonawalla was speaking at the event where he received the Lokmanyat Tilak National Award instituted by the Lokmanya Tilak Trust here.
The Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched 'Mission COVID Suraksha- the Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission'.
'Vaccination drive is going on smoothly. It will get more accelerated in the coming days with the ramping up of production by four more Indian companies,' said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
While Covishield has an emergency use listing from the WHO, it is yet to receive a similar approval from the European Union.
Serum Institute of India’s Covishield has not received the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport due to which those vaccinated with Covishield will not be able to travel across the EU
Serum Institute of India’s Covishield has not received the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport due to which those vaccinated with Covishield will not be able to travel across the EU
The travellers vaccinated with Covishield may not be eligible for the European Union ‘Green Pass’- an immunity document that is meant to ease travel
Taking to Twitter, SII CEO said, 'Excited to witness the first batch of Covovax (developed by @Novavax) being manufactured this week at our facility in Pune.'
Covid Explained: The new vaccine shall be launched under the brand name of Covovax, which SII is manufacturing in partnership with Novovax.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
