Covid 19 Vaccines

Moderna Q1 profit triples as COVID vaccine sales beat expectations

Moderna, like rival Pfizer, maintained its full-year sales forecast for the vaccine at $21 billion.

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SII to give free Covishield vials to private vaccination centres to compensate for price difference

The inventories at the private CVCs would be verified by SII representatives and the claim would then be processed on the basis of their approval.

Wockhardt, Serum Institute to invest and share profit equally from new UK jab plant: Habil Khorakiwala

Wockhardt chairman Habil Khorakiwala declined comment on reports that Serum is looking to buy a stake in Wockhardt

COVID-19 update | Cumulative doses given in India crosses 170 crore on February 7

More than 1.52 crore (1,52,95,149) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities.

COVID-19 update | 82% adolescents vaccinated with first dose in Delhi

According to official data, 8.33 lakh adolescents have received the first dose and 0.39 lakh have been jabbed with the second dose.

COVID-19 update | UK expands vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kids

NHS England said nearly 500,000 eligible children in England are set to receive their first dose of a COVID vaccine in line with advice set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

Early signs of Covid cases plateauing reported but situation needs to be observed, says govt

Stressing the need to continue with precautions to curb the surge in infections, the government noted that Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan were recording a high number of Covid cases and positivity.

COVID-19 | Pfizer, Moderna booster shots almost 90% effective against Omicron variant, says CDC

The booster doses are also 82 percent effective at preventing emergency department and urgent care visits added the report.

COVID-19 update | Delhi adds 12,306 cases, 43 deaths on January 20

This is the highest number of deaths reported in a day since June 10, 2021, when 44 fatalities were recorded.

COVID-19 update | Czech anti-vax singer Hana Horka dies after deliberate infection

Hana Horka, who was the vocalist for the band Asonance, died on Sunday at the age of 57, according to her son Jan Rek.

COVID-19 update | Total of 158.74 crore vaccine doses administered; Over 3.7 crore in 15-18 age group get first dose

A total of 3,70,32,672 doses have been given to adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years, according to the ministry data.

COVID-19 update | Over 18k people administered 'precaution' dose in Delhi on January 17

As many as 6,439 people aged above 60 and 9,252 frontline workers were also administered the third dose in the city, data on the CoWIN app showed.

Unvaccinated children in 15-18 age group won't be allowed to enter schools: Haryana govt

Schools in the state are currently shut in view of big surge in coronavirus cases in the past fortnight.

COVID-19 Update | Maharashtra posts drop in cases at 43,211; 19 die, 238 new Omicron patients found

The state also reported 238 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, raising their overall count to 1,605.

Deadly Delta wave stole 2,40,000 lives in India between April-June, 'similar episodes' could take place in near term: UN report

As per the information by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 1,54,61,39,465 vaccinations have been administered so far.

COVID update | Over 25,000 new cases in Karnataka; 18,374 from Bengaluru alone

The state, which has been witnessing a steady surge in cases since the last week of December, recorded 21,390 fresh infections on Wednesday.

COVID-19 update | Delhi logs record 28,867 cases, positivity rate rises to 29.21%

Delhi's previous biggest daily jump of 28,395 cases was recorded on April 20 last year.

Maharashtra has 32.48 lakh Covaxin doses, 1.34 crores Covishield jabs as on Jan 13: Union health ministry

On Wednesday, Tope had pointed out that there has been a shortage of doses since the vaccination for the 15-18 years age group and the exercise of administering precaution doses to healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with co-morbidity began.