New Delhi, December 8, 2021: SARS-CoV-2 has affected more than 200 million people causing more than 5 million deaths worldwide as per the WHO statistics. The rise in mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to concerns regarding vaccine effectiveness. Delta (B.1.617.2) variant is the predominant strain in India. The vaccination programme in India is […]
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Paresh Rawal tests positive for COVID 19, even after taking vaccine
New Delhi, March 27, 2021: Actor Paresh Rawal has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor himself informed his fans in a social media post late on Friday. He had received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on March 9, 2021. V for vaccines. ! Thanks to All the Doctors and Nurses and the front line […]
India launches Mission COVID Suraksha to accelerate Indian COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi, November 30, 2020: The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- The Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for Research & Development of Indian COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 Vaccine development Mission with […]
PM Modi speaks to the UK PM Boris Johnson on vaccine development
New Delhi, November 28, 2020: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson and discussed vaccine development. The two leaders exchanged thoughts about the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and reviewed the promising cooperation between India and UK in the area of vaccine development […]
DBT-THSTI recognized as a Global Bioassay Laboratory to assess COVID 19 Vaccine by CEPI
New Delhi, October 6, 2020: Translational Health Science And Technology Institute (THSTI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, has now been recognized by CEPI as one of the Global network of Laboratories for centralized assessment of COVID 19 Vaccines. The CEPI network will initially involve six labs, one each in Canada, Britain, Italy, the […]
COVID-19: DCGI approves Phase II+III trials of Oxford University vaccine
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD) in India. This will hasten the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. India continues to improve the Case Fatality Rate (CFR), and maintain its global position of […]
Coronavirus: India records highest ever single day recoveries
Coronavirus is being fought with full might in India. Now, for the second day in a row, recoveries in a single day continue to post significant rise, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said today. The last 24 hours saw the highest ever single- day number of Coronavirus patients cured and discharged i.e. 29,557. While […]