The launch of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin in the US market will be delayed as the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has asked Ocugen Inc to apply for the Biologics License Applications (BLA) instead of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
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The government Friday said there is no need to panic on the need for an immediate change in the dosage interval of the Covishield vaccine, underlining that reducing the time gap requires proper scientific study in the Indian scenario.
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Maharashtra reported2,619more Covid-19 deaths on Friday with the state reconciling and updating figures in the Covid-19 portal.
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Karnataka recorded less than five per cent Covid-19 positivity rate on Friday, as the state reported 8,249 new cases and 159 fatalities, taking the tally to 27.47 lakh and the toll to 32,644.
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The Centre on Friday welcomed recommendations by a group of experts that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains and that there is no need to inoculate those who had documented coronavirus infection, saying the suggestions will be deliberated upon.
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Recently, Reliance Jio incorporated a new tool in the MyJio app to help users find the availability of Covid-19 vaccine slots in the nearby area. Now, the company has launched a interactive chatbot on WhatsApp to offer a similar servicein addition to currency recharge and more.
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After weeks of review of a troubled Baltimore factory, federal regulators have decided that about 60 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine produced there must be discarded because of possible contamination, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Kerala's health care sector made another remarkable achievement in Covid management by not only avoiding vaccines wastage but also achieving overutilisation. This was possible due to the expertise of nurses who administerthe jabs and meticulous planning and coordination at the grassroot level.
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Karnataka is all set to ease lockdown measures in 19 out of 30 districts starting next week as Covid-19 numbers decline in the state. However, with the state’s overall test positivity rate still slightly above the 5 per cent mark, lockdown measures will remain in place in 11 districts and the focus will be on vaccination.
The number of Covid-19 cases is decreasing and also the rate of the spread of the infection. Lockdown implemented is showing results. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be a complete lockdown in the state and people should cooperate. Only essential services allowed: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
Describing it as a “crucial step”, the Centre allowed corporates to vaccinate at the workplace on April 7. Later, on May 22, the Centre announced that family members and dependents of the employees can also avail of the workplace vaccination service.
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The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is on the wane, but fresh cases still hover just below the peak of the first wave. Policymakers are now turning their attention to preventing a possible third wave, with vaccinations being the armour of choice.
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The ICMR will start national-level sero-surveys to assess the spread of Covid-19 and all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
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Shopping for essentials and marriages at home will be permitted during the weekend curfews till June 21, the BS Yediyurappa administration said on Friday in its latest guidelines on containing the spread of Covid-19.
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As nations race to roll out vaccines in the global effort to contain Covid-19 and allow for a return to normal, the rise of dangerous virus variants threatens to prolong the pandemic.
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With movie theatres shuttered and slim chances of cinema-going revival on the horizon, online ticketing portal BookMyShow has laid off as many as 200 employees, the company's chief executive announced on Twitter, as Covid-19 takes a sizable bite out of the film business.
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In setback that could potentially delay the launch of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccineCovaxinin USA, the Food and Drug Administration there has "recommended" Ocugen Inc, the US partner of the Indian vaccine maker, to go for Biologics Licence Application (BLA) route with additional data, nixing hopes of Emergency Use Authorisation.
Ocugen in a statement on Thursday announced that as recommended by the FDA, it will pursue submission of a biologics licence application (BLA) forCovaxin.
BLA is a "full approval" mechanism by the FDA for drugs and vaccines.
The development may delay theCovaxinlaunch in the US, Ocugen said. (PTI)
Thailand is prioritising AstraZenecaCovid-19 vaccines produced in the country for itself due to the severity of the pandemic there, which has delayed deliveries to Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday.
Taiwan is dealing with a spike in domestic infections and only 3% of its people have received at least one shot of a vaccination so far, with millions of doses on order that have yet to arrive. (Reuters)
Biophore India Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for obtaining emergency-use approval for Aviptadil, used in the treatment of moderate to severe cases ofCovid-19.
The Hyderabad-based firm said it has developed the product which is backward integrated with its in-house API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient). (PTI)
The Japanese government is considering ending a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures as scheduled on June 20, but keeping a downgraded "quasi-emergency" state until the Olympics start in July.
TheCovid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,197 on Friday as 29 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
Twenty-one more people have been cured of the disease, he said.
The total death toll in the archipelago remained unchanged at 125 as no fresh fatality was reported, the official said. (PTI)
There are currently 11,21,671 active cases of Covid-19 in the country.
Night curfew will remain from 7pm to 5 am daily.
G7 leaders will agree to expand global Covid vaccine manufacturing to provide at least one billion doses to the world through sharing and financing schemes, Britain said Thursday.
The announcement came after the United States said it would donate 500 million jabs to 92 poor and lower-middle-income nations. (AFP)
The gradual unlocking process across India is likely to restore about two-thirds of the 2.5 crore non-farm jobs lost following the lockdown in May, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
The United States will purchase half a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses for lower-income countries with no strings attached, USPresident Joe Biden said on Thursday.
The Centre has asked state governments to prioritise young patients while treatingmucormycosiswith Amphotericin B, the drug of choice, which is in short supply.
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