In December last year, Sanofi had said it was targeting \"earliest potential approval\" of the shot in the second half of 2021, following positive preclinical data

Godrej Appliances is currently deploying vaccine refrigerators that maintain a precise temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius to store the highly temperature-sensitive Covaxin and CoviShield vaccines

The European Medicines Agency is expected to give its long-awaited approval to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday

COVID-19 vaccine: About 19 vaccines are going to be globally available in the coming few weeks and months. Of this, about nine have already got emergency use authorisation

Both COVID-19 vaccines being administered in India's extensive vaccination programme - Serum-Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin - have a very short shelf life of just six months

India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) says Pfizer officials failed to turn up to meetings after the company's application was made in early December

India took only 6 days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK; Pakistan has authorised the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V; Maruti Suzuki India NSE -0.35 % on Saturday said its hatchback Swift has emerged as the bestselling car model in India in 2020 with 1,60,700 units. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Tax rationalisation, liquidity enhancement top real estate sector's Budget wishlist

COVID-19 vaccination drive: 1 million jabs administered in India in six days India took only 6 days to administer one million Covid-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh. The UK took 18 days whereas the US took 10 days to reach the one million mark, the ministry said. Budget 2021: COVID-19 crisis emp...

The next two to three years will be transformational for India's start-up ecosystem as many companies will go public

Pfizer is yet to submit additional data sought by India authorities regarding its COVID-19 vaccine for granting emergency use approval to it; the company has missed last three SEC meetings too

A major incident is defined as one in which there is a risk to life and welfare and is \"beyond the scope of business-as-usual operations. It allows coordination between different emergency agencies and will let London ask for help from other areas

Speaking during a news conference in Brussels on Friday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the agreement will double the amount of doses already ordered by the 27-nation bloc

The UK government has already approved COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca as well as Pfizer-BioNTech for emergency use in the country

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world, according to latest data on Bloomberg Billionaires Index; Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the COVID-19 vaccines 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin' are on the verge of being rolled out; Rishad Premji, Chairman of Wipro, has written a letter to his employees thanking them for their contribution and dedication towards the company. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI nod to conduct trials of nasal Covid-19 vaccine

Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, in an interview with India Today TV talks about the plan for vaccination in India. Healthcare and frontline workers, the aged and people with comorbidities would be given priority. Dr Guleria explains.Also Read: 10% COVID-19 vaccines will be wasted, says Centre; to cost Rs 1,320 crore more

China has blocked the arrival of a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) sent to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic; Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, on Wednesday said its total production in December 2020 increased 33.78 per cent to 1,55,127 units; Housing sales fell 37 per cent year-on-year during the 2020 calendar year while gross office space leasing declined 35 per cent on low demand because of the coronavirus pandemic. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Aviation ministry meets airlines to discuss coronavirus vaccine transportation, delivery

Warning about unknown diseases, Prof. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum cautioned that new viruses appearing from the tropical forests of Africa could spread rapidly and prove to be a threat for humanity

Fact sheets for recipients of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in US and UK clarify that the vaccines are yet to be fully approved; recipients have been asked to get help if they experience severe side effects or allergic reactions

A US-based pharmacist destroyed dozens of vials of Moderna coronavirus vaccine as he thought it was capable of altering the human DNA

(For) all our vaccines, we are looking at right now..(we) are targeting 2-8 degree because our logistics are worked out on that basis and we are working on that, DBT secretary Renu Swarup said at a press briefing