Serum, Bharat Biotech to get Rs 45 bn for 300 mn vaccines

This will be an upfront payment for the vaccine doses that these two companies will supply to the government.Sohini Das and Dilasha Seth report.   Photograph: PTI Photo. Vaccine manufacturers......

Bharat Biotech seeks emergency nod for use of Covaxin

After Pfizer and Serum Institute, Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech on Monday applied to the central drug regulator seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine......

Govt asks Serum, Bharat Biotech to lower COVID vaccine cost

The central government on Monday asked the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to lower price of their COVID-19 vaccines amid criticism from various states who accused the companies of profiteering......

Serum, Bharat Biotech halt Covid vaccine production as demand slips

Sources indicated that as there were no fresh orders from the Government of India, their supply commitments have ended as of March 31, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: Vials of Covishield vaccine.......

Why Modi visited Serum's Covid vaccine unit

The PM's visit would signal a strong intent towards making sure India becomes a beneficiary as vaccines become a massively traded commodity in the coming years.Abhishek Waghmare and Sohini Das......

A new 'dawn': Serum vaccine shipment to start today

Stocks of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, are likely to start moving out of Serum Institute of India's facility here on early Tuesday morning, days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive,......