Pfizer wants to sell vaccines in India at no profit

The Pfizer vaccine is yet to be registered in India although it had applied months ago

COVID-19 Challenge 2021: How does the world overcome vaccine shortage

The pharmaceuticals industry must come together to ensure all adults are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus; …

COVID-19 vaccines: Is foreign good for India

The decision to allow foreign vaccines in India may not take plug the current shortage  

What COVID-19 vaccine side effects might I expect?

In the vast majority of cases, any side effect you feel will be over within a few days, and there is no reason for concern

Why the US and its allies are stupid to turn COVID-19 vaccination into a geopolitical power play

The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved …

Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine claimed to have 80.6% efficacy

'Shot well tolerated in participants; adverse events balanced between vaccine and placebo arms of the trial'    

COVID vaccines: How to make sense of reports on their effectiveness

Real-world trials come with some problems: The target of vaccination, what time it was rolled out and emerging variants

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news

Adverse reactions are part and parcel of vaccination. We can know about safety of COVID-19 vaccines being used in India only after people receive …

Pfizer withdraws application for Emergency Use Authorisation in India

The company will resubmit application after getting more data

Why other African countries need to guard against South Africa COVID-19 variant

WHO and African Centres for Disease Control to strengthen genomic surveillance capacities

Covaxin effective against UK Strain: What does this mean in absence of efficacy data?

Being a whole-virus vaccine doesn’t give Bharat Biotech product any advantage at this stage, say experts

Vaccine Watch: 5 dead in Serum Institute fire; UAE okays Sputnik

PM likely to be vaccinated in March or April, doctor in Shivamogga dies two days after receiving jab and Israel denies vaccine efficacy fears

The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions

While the deaths of elderly people in Norway are sad, they shouldn’t be cause for alarm. This actually tells us the vaccine is stimulating …

Norway reports deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination

Situation not alarming, only ‘small exception’ affected by Pfizer mRNA vaccine: Medical director of Norwegian Medicines Agency

India readies for COVID-19 vaccination but vexed questions on the solution remain

The risks the country needs to prepare for, precautions it needs to take, the logistics required and, above all, the implications of it all for …

COVID-19 immunity: how long does it last?

In UK’s second wave, previously infected health workers were either completely protected from reinfection or were asymptomatic 

Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines

The WTO is considering whether to temporarily waive certain rules about TRIPS, to allow more countries access to vaccines, drugs needed to …

Delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose: A medical expert answers key questions

The uncertainty is around how long the protective effect of the first dose will last without a second shot

DCGI clears Bharat Biotech, SII COVID-19 vaccines but efficacy question unanswered

CDSCO official says BB vaccine to be used in public but to exclude people with COVID-19, other infections

Decision on emergency authorisation for SII, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines deferred

Both manufacturers have been asked for more data before a final decision can be reached  

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine becomes first to get emergency authorisation

UK government gives nod on basis of interim results, vaccine to be made available by next week  

COVID-19 vaccine: Oxford-AstraZeneca up to 90% effective in late stage trial

Adenovirus vaccine can be stored at 2-8°C; company to apply for emergency authorisation

COVID-19 vaccines: How Pfizer and Moderna’s 95% effective mRNA shots work

Should we expect the pandemic to be over once a vaccine is available for public use? Not exactly. A vaccine will not be perfect, and it takes …

Moderna’s COVID vaccine reports 95% efficacy. It means we might have multiple successful vaccines

It opens the door to the possibility we might have many successful vaccines, and be able to tailor different vaccines to people with different needs

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for the vaccine?

Vaccination programmes cannot be dealt with outside the purview of public health