Corona Virus Vaccine

The Nitish Kumar's Government declared to provide free Covid-19 vaccine in Bihar after the first cabinet meeting. "We feel Bihar’s biggest strength is its human resource and we want them to be protected against the deadly disease as the world is battling with the pandemic," Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad said. The authorities has been assigned to work upon the delivery pattern of the vaccine and prioritise people based on their age and work… read-more

The Indian officials informed that the government is looking for key partners to catalyze the development of the coronavirus vaccine. For this, a briefing event has been scheduled on November 6, wherein the government officials and Delhi-based diplomatic corps will discuss on the development of vaccine and exploring potential partners for its early and easy availability. The government has also prepared five models to facilitate co-operation… read-more

Speaking about the developments on COVID vaccines, Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan said the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech may soon start late stage trials of an intranasal vaccine for COVID-19. However, he said the pharmaceutical companies are yet to receive regulatory approval and added that the late stage trials usually include over 30,000 participants. According to WHO, none of the intranasal vaccines for COVID-19 have… read-more