India slams rich nations for vaccine patent hurdle
NEW DELHI: India has hit out at developed countries that are seeking to block its joint initiative with South Africa for patent waiver on Covid-19...
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Ghana president gets world’s 1st Covax jab as US eyes J&J vaccine rollout
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the first recipient of a Covid vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepared to...
Delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to Ghana marks global roll-out under Covax
MUMBAI: The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines under the Covax initiative was kicked off with deliveries to Ghana on Wednesday, marking the beginning of its...
WHO agrees compensation fund for serious COVAX vaccine side effects
The World Health Organization has agreed a no-fault compensation plan for claims of serious side effects in people in 92 poorer countries due to get...
Joe Biden to announce USD 4 billion commitment to Covid vaccine sharing campaign
US President Joe Biden will on Friday announce a massive USD 4 billion commitment to the global Covid-19 vaccine alliance with the goal of inoculating...
India to gift 2 lakh Covid jabs for UN peacekeepers
New Delhi: Announcing a gift of 2 lakh doses of Covid vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers, India told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that...
India starts supplying COVID-19 shots to neighboring nations
NEW DELHI: India began supplying coronavirus vaccines to its neighbouring countries on Wednesday, as the world’s largest vaccine making nation strikes a balance between maintaining...
WHO says ‘close’ to Pfizer deal for poorer nations
NEW YORK: The WHO is in advanced negotiations with Pfizer to include the firm’s Covid-19 shot in the body’s vaccine-sharing scheme Covax, which would speed...
Vaccinating billions means finding ways around a patent impasse
By Hugo Miller and Susan Decker Covid-19 vaccines look set to protect millions of citizens of the world’s richest countries in the coming months. But...
Not without India: World’s biggest medicine maker gears up for coronavirus vaccine race
PUNE | NEW DELHI: India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is getting set for the massive global blitz to contain the coronavirus pandemic with its...