Meeting 1.35 bn vax dose target in Aug-Dec a long haul

While Covishield supplies would meet the target of 500 mn doses between August and December, it looks like Covaxin would miss the target of 400 mn unless the partner sites of Bharat Biotech ramp up......

5 dead in Serum Institute fire; Covishield facility unaffected

Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India's Manjri premises in Pune on Thursday, police said. IMAGE: Smoke billows......

Thinking of taking Covishield? Here's all you need to know

Prior to the beginning of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 in India on January 16, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has issued a factsheet to answer frequently asked......

COVID vaccine likely to be available by first of 2021: Choubey

If the advanced clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine succeed, then an effective vaccination is likely to be available by the end of first quarter of 2021, Minister of State for Health Ashwini......