There is a need to do contact tracing and also take samples and look for any poultry deaths in the area from where the child who died due to the virus was residing, the AIIMS director said
If the Subject Expert Committee finds the phase-3 trial data and documents submitted by Cadila satisfactory, emergency use approval will be granted for the vaccine this week itself
Informing the company's shareholders, Fortis Healthcare Chairman Ravi Rajagopal said the healthcare provider would strengthen its key specialties by upgrading technology and onboarding clinicians of repute
Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to provide more definitive data as well as a plan which they will submit to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the EMA (European Medicines Agency) and other regulatory authorities
The ministry said 17,93,389 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,71,647 vaccine doses given as second dose in the 18-44 age group on Thursday
The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Desipramine Hydrochloride tablets USP
More than 33.63 crore vaccine doses have been provided by the Centre and UTs so far through the Government of India (free of cost channel) and direct state procurement category
