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Thinking of taking Covid vaccine shot? A few points to remember

Newsbred Staff - April 8, 2021

India is currently in its third phase of Covid-19 vaccination where those above 45 years are eligible to get the shots. Public and private...

Covid-19 vaccines: West is busy harvesting the funerals; But you don’t like India

Ashish Shukla - March 20, 2021

West is busy harvesting the funerals. Covid-19 vaccine, anyway, is a $100 billion dollar business. How much is $100billion? To give readers an idea,...

Huge fire breaks out at Serum institute in Pune

Newsbred Staff - January 21, 2021

A huge fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India in Pune at a facility, which is under construction. It is unlikely to hit...

Covishield vaccine priced at Rs 200 per vial

Newsbred Staff - January 11, 2021

Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) has been priced at Rs 200 per vial. This price has been decided for...

Good news is raining in on Covid-19 vaccine: Modi offers gratitude

Bhumika Arora - January 3, 2021

The Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) today gave a nod to the use of both Oxford-AstraZeneca Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to be...

India rolls out vaccination plan: 27 crores to benefit by July

Newsbred Staff - January 2, 2021

In the first phase of vaccination campaign, at least one crore healthcare workers and two crore frontline workers would be given the priority, Union...

Trial vaccination would begin in Punjab from Monday

Newsbred Staff - December 25, 2020

The government will start trial run of mass vaccination programme from Punjab on December 28 and 29. Other three states in which the trial...

What if India is not vaccinated by end of 2021? Who do you think we should blame?

Bhumika Arora - December 16, 2020

Imagine a very different 2021 festive atmosphere from the one that we are just experiencing. A year from now, December 2021, India is amid...

AstraZeneca spends $39 billion to buy a US biotechnology major, Alexion

Newsbred Staff - December 13, 2020

In a major deal, British pharmaceuticals behemoth AstraZeneca has announced that it is buying the United States (US) based biotechnology major Alexion at a...

Modi gets first-hand update on three Covid-19 vaccines in the making

Newsbred Staff - November 28, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and then Pune on Saturday to know first hand about "preparations, challenges and roadmap" in India's efforts...

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