Health Ministry, NITI Aayog launch COVID-19 vaccination learning exchange initiative

Sep 18, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 18 : Union Health Ministry and NITI Aayog launched a USAID-supported 'City-to-City COVID-19 Vaccination Learning Exchange (CoVLEx) initiative to build...

USAID's CoVLEx Initiative Brings Private Sector Learnings to the Global South

Mar 10, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Population Services International (PSI), hosted a virtual discussion through the...

Dr Gagandeep Kang: Journey of 'India's Vaccine Godmother'

May 21, 2023

The 'Vaccine Godmother of India,' Dr Gagangdeep Kang, a famous microbiologist and virologist, has been instrumental in India's fight against Covid-19. Her commitment to...

WHO interested in best practices, clinical data on vaccines getting emergency use approval

Nov 28, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mariangela Simao, the World Health Organization's (WHO) assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products, said on Friday...

Covaxin 50 pc effective against symptomatic COVID: Lancet study

Nov 24, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 24 : Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19 disease, according to...

Russia in touch with India for collaboration to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V: Health Ministry

Aug 26, 2020

New Delhi [India], Aug 26 : In a significant development related to the COVID-19 vaccine, Russia has expressed its willingness to the Indian government...