This is something very special and I see it myself because I'm on weekly teleconferences with our colleagues in India, you make a recommendation, and within days it's done and not only done, but it's done well and with incredible rigor and thought and creativity, Dr Hotez said

Nadhim Zahawi, in an interview with The Associated Press, confirmed reports that the Serum Institute of India, one of the world's largest vaccine makers, would be sending doses of the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca to the UK

Biden administration recently decided to enforce Defence Production Act, which allowed it to boost vaccine production by blocking export of raw material supplies to other countries

White House press secretary Jen Psaki also announced Tuesday that the federal government was increasing supply of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to states next week to 15.2 million doses per week, up from 14.5 million previously

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\"The real motivation here is actually exfiltrating intellectual property and getting a competitive advantage over Indian pharmaceutical companies,\" says Cyfirma Chief Executive Kumar Ritesh

Police said, \"They examined the vehicle and found 20 explosive gelatin sticks inside. It is not an assembled explosive device. Further investigation is going on\"

The company also plans large expansions in the workforce this year in anticipation of winning large contracts from clients as business gradually rebounds to pre-COVID levels

Tedros took note of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts at supporting the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

'Operation Bandar' was planned under utmost secrecy and most of the details were only known to the top planners, defence sources have revealed

The new variant, known as B.1.526, was first identified in samples collected in New York in November, and by mid-February represented about 12% of cases, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said on Wednesday

According to the researchers, the dosage regimen is beneficial while vaccine supplies are initially limited

Serum Institute has applied for registration with Health Canada with the help of Toronto-based Verity Pharmaceuticals, Adar Poonawalla said

A WHO-led mission in China said this week that it was not looking further into the question of whether the virus escaped from a lab, which it considered highly unlikely

\"Total export is about Rs 338 crore worth of COVID vaccine,\" the minister said

It is imperative that India can lean on and leverage its healthcare and logistics footprint and expertise to support the global fight against any pandemic

Going forward, the company's vaccine strategy includes blocking capacity with airlines for international freight forwarding, finalising warehousing plans keeping in mind the specific needs of Covid-19 vaccine storage

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said some poor countries are being supplied the vaccine on a grant basis, while some nations wanted it on par with the price that the Indian government pays to the vaccine makers

AstraZeneca started clinical trials in Japan last summer, recruiting 256 volunteers