Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in a televised address on Singapore's COVID-19 situation, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after studying the scientific evidence and clinical trial data

Foreign banks, capital from abroad can remedy India's bad debt: Abhijit Banerjee As discussion continues whether private players should be allowed in the Indian banking space, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee pointed out how foreign participation can save the bleeding sector. Banerjee said that Indian banks need a huge capital infusion to stay viable that can come easily from foreign sources. Banerjee noted that once we take on the view that the banking sector needs more private ownership, r...

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

Constitution of committees and their responsibilities are in sync with broad instructions issued by Centre; decision to provide vaccine for free was conveyed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a presser on Saturday

An expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) sought additional safety and efficacy data for COVID-19 vaccine candidates of Bharat Biotech after deliberating upon its applications seeking emergency use authorisation for the shots

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

Out of 22,000 volunteers, the company has already recruited around 8,000 volunteers, says Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech

As the country plans to vaccinate 30 crore people by July in the first phase, it may be difficult to bank alone on the Indian vaccines, especially Serum Institute's (SII) Covishield

The mRNA vaccine candidate -  HGCO19 - is being developed by Pune-based company Gennova, and is supported with seed grant under the Ind-CEPI mission of Department of Biotechnology under Ministry of Science and Technology

AstraZeneca's vaccine has an average efficacy of 70.4 per cent, according to data published in a journal. Russia, meanwhile, has said that Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective

GSK said phase 1/2 interim results showed an immune response comparable to patients who recovered from COVID-19 in adults aged 18 to 49 years but there was an insufficient response in older adults

Sputnik V in India: India's Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Hetero Drugs have a license to sell 100 million doses of the vaccine in India and limited trials are also being done in the country, as part of the approval process

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that a coronavirus vaccine may be available next month

Walmart to triple annual exports from India to $10 billion by 2027 Endorsing India's rise as a global hub of manufacturing, US-based retail major Walmart on Thursday said it will triple its exports of Indian goods every year to $10 billion by 2027. The new export commitment is expected to provide a significant boost to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India, alongside ongoing efforts such as the Flipkart Samarth and Walmart Vriddhi supplier development programs, Walmart ...

Both Pfizer and Moderna have admitted that taking their vaccines could result in side-effects similar to mild Covid symptoms such as muscle pain, chills and a headache

Though Pfizer India says it remains committed to advance dialogue with Indian government to make the vaccine available for use, experts believe it will be difficult for its parent to supply adequate quantities of the vaccine

Farmers reject Centre's 3-point draft proposal; call for pan-India protests on Dec 14 Farmer bodies protesting against the contentious farm bills have rejected the proposed amendments Centre suggested on Wednesday. The decision was followed by measures to further intesify the protests against the recently formed agriculture laws. Dissenting farmers, who have been protesting at borders of Delhi for the past 14 days, have said that they will block Delhi-Agra and Delhi-Jaipur highways on Decem...

\"The fundamental that went into the pricing was that we make sure we make it very quickly available to everyone,\" said Pfizer.

In trials conducted in the US, four out of 21,720 participants who received the Pfizer vaccine suffered Bell's palsy, but this is consistent with the trend in a random population

UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued the advisory after two NHS workers developed allergic reactions shortly after receiving the Pfizer vaccine; they are stable now