COVID-19 vaccine: The AstraZeneca-Oxford product is a viral vectored vaccine called ChAdOx1-S [recombinant], which is being produced at several manufacturing sites, as well as in the Republic of Korea and India

The vaccination drive kicked off at the weekend, with health workers and residents of care homes across the bloc among the first to get the Pfizer and BioNTech shots, which must be kept at ultra-cold temperatures

COVID-19 hospitalisations mounted as U.S. regulators weighed whether to grant emergency use authorization for a vaccine developed by Moderna Inc

Pfizer's statement has come after several reports have surfaced which indicated that the government wouldn't be procuring the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine because of its high cost and the extreme cold chain requirement of -70 degree Celsius

The humongous amounts of data that will be generated during the global vaccination process needs to be analysed almost real-time. That's where an integrated SCM suite embedded with emerging technology comes in

David Prior says next three months are going to be extremely difficult and the world is pinning hopes on vaccine; Serum Institute also hopes to get approval for emergency use in India soon after nod in the UK

The U.S. aviation regulator said pilots and controllers must not fly or conduct safety-related duties for 48 hours after receiving doses

Warehouses which use electricity would have difficulty maintaining the -70 degrees Celsius (-94 F) required by the vaccine for storage and carry the risk of the temperature rising during a power blackout, he said

Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, said the company will have tiered pricing for the middle-income countries (including, India) and will give the vaccine free in Africa

Union Health Ministry informed that the current cold chain system in India consists of 85,634 equipments for storage of vaccine at about 28,947 cold chain points across the country

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval

In total, Britain has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shot. As each person requires two doses, that is enough to vaccinate 20 million people in the country of 67 million

Pfizer's clarification comes as experts believe that storing the vaccine in minus 70 degree Celsius would be a big hurdle

According to IBM researchers, a global phishing campaign has been targeting organisations associated with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since September 2020.

Coronavrus vaccine supply: The role of the supply chain is to ensure effective vaccine storage, handling, and stock management; rigorous temperature control in the cold chain; and maintenance of adequate logistics management information systems

Coronavrus vaccine supply: The role of the supply chain is to ensure effective vaccine storage, handling, and stock management; rigorous temperature control in the cold chain; and maintenance of adequate logistics management information systems

After playing a critical role in transporting essentials and medical supplies during the lockdown, SpiceXpress, has come forth to take up the responsibility of seamlessly transporting the vaccine through a specialised service called Spice Pharma Pro

US-based Moderna Inc has claimed that it has sufficient data for a first interim analysis of the advanced-phase trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which should help ascertain the inoculation's efficacy

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine would need to be stored at -70 degree Celsius, which experts believe, would be a daunting challenge even for the best medical centres

The AIIMS director said Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine will be difficult to deliver in every corner of the country because of the vaccine's super-cold storage requirement which is not available in most hospitals even in big cities