COVID-19 update: India to grant emergency authorisation to vaccines approved by foreign regulators
No pre-approval bridging study will be required, said the Union health ministry
‘COVID-19 India reproduction number exceeds 1’
Expert tracking novel coronavirus reproduction number flags surge in cases
Simply Put: Vaccine for a vaccine
Covid-19 vaccination drive rolled out in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, skepticism lingers
Some ASHA workers refused to get the jab on Saturday
Moderna’s brazen patent grab on a COVID-19 jab
The US administration is finally putting its foot down on the appropriation of public research by drug firms
G20 Summit: 7 COVID-19 deaths every minute, rich countries urged to share soon-expiring vaccines
By the end of October, US, EU, Britain and Canada would have a stock of 240 million unused vaccines
Less than 10% of African countries likely to hit COVID-19 vaccination goal
The continent has so far fully vaccinated only 6% of its population; 70% of high-income countries have vaccinated more than 40% of their populations
Here’s the first Africa-wide survey of the economic impact of COVID-19 on cultural industries
There are factors explaining the harsh impact of the pandemic on cultural industries in Africa. These range from levels of informality and the …
Guillain-Barre: What is this neurological disorder — and how is it linked to COVID-19
Ninety-day national health emergency in Peru after 182 GBS cases reported since June 2023
Rwanda: 8 health workers arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines, test kits
The accused are employees of 4 health facilities in the country’s western and southern provinces
Omicron variant: How should India deal with a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases?
India reported 1,700 omicron cases as of January 3
COVID-19: Vaccine export to resume from next month, says Mandaviya
More than 300 million doses will be produced in October and more than a billion in the next quarter, according to Mansukh Mandaviya
COVID-19 vaccine weekly: Sharing doses tops the G7 agenda
Nepal has seen a surge in cases but has only vaccinated 2.5% of its population; Peru has the highest COVID-19 death rate per head of …
Who should or shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine
The demand for vaccination has suddenly grown manifold after the devastating second wave of COVID-19. But there are many myths and misconceptions …
It will be months before there is consensus over COVID-19 vaccine patents: Experts
The United States has supported a temporary waiver on COVID-19 vaccine patents; but not all is hunky-dory, say experts
What South Africans should know, but don’t, about government’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Uncertainty remains around the exact role of South Africa’s nine provinces, each with its own legislature and executive council, on …
Intellectual property and COVID-19 medicines: Why a WTO waiver may not be enough
A waiver might not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way
What Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine reluctance means for its citizens and the world
Only a few months into the pandemic, the president declared Tanzania COVID-free following three days of national prayers. The argument was that …
WHO calls for moratorium on booster till 2021-end, ‘additional’ dose for high risk population
Currently, 20 per cent of the available vaccines are being used as boosters
Hostile terrain, hesitancy, Maoists: Bastar has its own COVID-19 vaccination challenges
Door-to-door campaigns, mitanins (health volunteers) have helped ward off rumours
COVID-19 vaccine: After doses, states struggle to get syringes
Manufacturers foresaw demand boom, asked Centre to draw up plan in 2020 itself
Vaccine shortage pushes Odisha to shut COVID-19 immunisation centres in 11 districts on Day 3 of ‘Tika Utsav’
Over 60 per cent of the total vaccination centres in Odisha are now closed
COVID-19 update: Record 0.1 million cases in India; Maharashtra imposes weekly lockdown
More than 57,000 COVID-19 cases, 222 deaths from Maharashtra alone
Omicron ‘re-infection’ raises questions about waning immunity against COVID-19. Here’s what we know
The metric being currently used to test waning immunity is an antibody test. Immunologists, however, have cautioned against an overreaction to …
Pfizer vaccine has just been approved: here’s what the next few months will look like
Even if you have been vaccinated, you should still wear a mask, work from home if you can, and practice social distancing