Millions of Covid vaccine doses are set to expire in India

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) is sitting on 200 million doses of Covishield that were manufactured in December and are set to expire in September. The company is likely to destroy......

Reports of 50L unused Covishield jabs may go waste not true: Govt

The Union health ministry on Thursday refuted as 'misleading' media reports which claimed that 50 lakh unused Covishield doses may go waste by the end of this month. IMAGE: A health worker shows a......

Covaxin shelf life extended, Bharat Biotech relabels old stocks

The company had in December said that the CDSCO had approved a 12-month shelf life for Covaxin, which was nine months earlier, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: A health worker shows off Covaxin vials......

Over 41 lakh from 15-18 yrs age group get Covid vaccine on 1st day

As India launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the 15-18 age group on Monday, over 41 lakh children received their first dose with many of the beneficiaries and their parents saying they feel a......