Category: Vaccine

~The partnership encompasses vaccination of beneficiaries in (Kochi) Kerala and Kolhapur (Maharashtra)~ Aster DM Healthcarae, an emerging healthcare player in India has partnered with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to administer the Sputnik V Vaccine as part of a limited pilot soft launch.  To help bolster the vaccine implementation drive by the Government of India, Aster DM Healthcare will initially inoculate beneficiaries in (Kochi) Kerala and Kolhapur (Maharashtra) through Aster Medcity, Kochi and Aster Aadhar, Kolhapur hospitals. At Aster, over a hundred … Continue reading “Aster DM Healthcare ties-up with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to administer Sputnik V vaccine for a limited pilot soft launch”

15,00,000+ small retail outlets to participate actively in vaccination drive  Strives to facilitate vaccine registrations across 17,500+ PIN codes  Create awareness and education around the immunization program, and provide a single click, easy to access COWIN registration from within the PayNearby app  Intends to tackle technology and language barriers among masses in semi-urban and rural India  As India prepares for the third phase of the world’s largest vaccination drive making it available for everyone above 18 years, PayNearby, India’s leading … Continue reading “PayNearby aims to handhold 10 crore citizens for Covid-19 vaccine registration from kirana stores”

Bollywood celebrities join to support As India fights a ravaging second wave of COVID-19, a community of Gurgaon based startup entrepreneurs has launched ‘Mission Oxygen’ to support Delhi and National Capital Region hospitals with oxygen in light of scarce supply. Through the initiative, the entrepreneurs are importing Oxygen Concentrators (OC), which concentrate oxygen from the ambient air and supply it to the patient. While the program initially started with a target of raising INR 2.5-Crore to procure 500 OCs, an … Continue reading “Gurgaon startup founders extend crowdsource campaign, aim to collect 20cr to procure 3000-oxygen concentrators”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces that the Directorate general of Drug Administration (DGDA) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus. The vaccine has been registered under the emergency use authorization procedure (EUA). Bangladesh has become the 62-nd country to authorize the use of Sputnik V. Total population of the countries where Sputnik V is approved for … Continue reading “Sputnik V authorized in Bangladesh”

Continuing its efforts to help the nation combat COVID-19, Jindal Stainless has begun the supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from its Jajpur facility in Odisha. Over 40 MT of LMO is being dispatched on a daily basis to meet the increasing demand LMO in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and other states as required. To date, ~128 MT of LMO has already been dispatched for various medical facilities. Commenting on this development, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless, Mr Abhyuday Jindal said, “We are now … Continue reading “Jindal Stainless begins dispatch of Liquid Medical Oxygen from Jajpur facility”

Jindal Stainless produces Liquid Oxygen at its stainless steel manufacturing facility in Hisar for industrial purposes. Recently, in wake of high oxygen demand from hospitals due to the second wave of pandemic, Jindal Stainless has been consistently supplying ~ 8 tonne/day Liquid Oxygen to all the nearby medical facilities in Haryana. Jindal Stainless has been supplying oxygen to Jindal Institute of Medical Sciences in Hisar, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College in Agroha, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences in Mullana, and balance … Continue reading “Oxygen supply from Jindal Stainless Limited”

Do’s and Don’ts to follow Now that the younger population is eligible for vaccine, there is a sense of overwhelming relief that their lives will be finally moving forward and hopefully out of the ‘caged’ zone.  If you’re feeling a little nervous about the whole ordeal, that’s normal and you don’t have to worry, especially if you keep these simple COVID-19 vaccine do’s and don’ts in mind. ·         Schedule your appointment and stick to it Your state may have certain requirements for registering … Continue reading “Columbia Pacific Communities: Health and Precautionary advisory from Dr. Kanchan Sanyal on COVID-19 vaccination roll-out phase III”

ZF to run voluntary vaccination program and reimburse vaccination costs for all employees including contracts workers & support staff. The program will be implemented in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India ZF India, Pune to provide free shuttle services to the vaccination camp and support create awareness about vaccination amongst the communities through PHC (Primary health Care), Chakan ZF Group will extend Hybrid working for employees in India  ZF, a leader in driveline and chassis technology … Continue reading “ZF India extends support to cover COVID 19 vaccination costs for all employees and support staff”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Thus Sputnik V is now approved for use in 56 countries globally with total population of over 1.5 billion people. The vaccine was registered in Vietnam under the emergency use authorization procedure.  Sputnik ranks second among coronavirus vaccines globally in terms of the number of approvals issued by … Continue reading “Sputnik V approved in Vietnam”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund), and Stelis Biopharma Pvt. Ltd., the biopharmaceutical division of Strides, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, have partnered to produce and supply a minimum of 200 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus sufficient to vaccinate 100 million people. The agreement between RDIF and Stelis Biopharma was reached under the aegis of Enso Healthcare LLP (part of Enso Group), RDIF’s coordination partner for sourcing Sputnik V … Continue reading “RDIF and Stelis Biopharma partner to supply 200 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine”

Bengaluru headquartered NBFC-MFI, CreditAccess Grameen Limited (CAGL) has said it would bear the cost of the inoculation (vaccination) of its employees and that of its subsidiary Madura Micro Finance employees, and in addition, one of the immediate family members of all the employees against Covid-19.  Under the recently announced CAGL COVID 19 Employee Vaccination Reimbursement Program, the company would reimburse the vaccination costs for all the employees and their immediate family member for the two mandated doses. Speaking on the … Continue reading “CreditAccess Grameen to pay for its staff, plus immediate family member’s Covid-19 vaccination cost”

Initiative to cover over 35,000 direct and indirect employees of the Company across India Jindal Stainless, India’s largest stainless steel manufacturer, today announced that the Company will bear the total cost of both the mandated COVID-19 vaccination shots for its entire workforce to ensure their safety and well-being. Under this initiative over 35,000 employees, contractual workers, retainers, and their immediate family members will be benefitted across the country. Announcing this initiative, Chief Human Resources Officer, Jindal Stainless, Mr SK Jain said, “Health and safety … Continue reading “Jindal Stainless to bear COVID-19 vaccination cost for all employees and their family members”

§  Offers reimbursement of cost to ~27000 employees and their families in India §  Sets-up virtual vaccine Helpdesks across its India offices to assist employees Piramal Enterprises Limited (‘PEL’, NSE: PEL, BSE: 500302, 912460) today announced that it will absorb the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for all its employees and their immediate family members that are eligible and choose to receive the vaccination in India. The company has also set up virtual vaccine helpdesks across its offices in India to address employee queries on … Continue reading “Piramal Enterprises Ltd. to Cover Cost for COVID-19 Vaccination for All its Employees and Family Members”

India is steadily moving forward in its efforts to provide immunisation to its frontline workers with DCGI approved Covishield and Covaxin. On one side India is supplying the COVID-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries including Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bangladesh, on the other side, the country’s vaccine production and delivery capacity is being used by foreign vaccine manufacturing companies for greater good. It would be important that India takes a collective approach in this fight against COVID 19. In fact, … Continue reading “India needs a third vaccine to fast forward the fight against COVID 19, Sputnik V could be an appropriate choice: Experts”

The Russian vaccine has been granted a second approval in the European Union The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the registration of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus in the Slovak Republic. Thus Slovakia has become the 39th country in the world and the second country of the European Union to authorize the use of Sputnik V. The vaccine was approved under the emergency use authorization procedure. The approval is based on the results … Continue reading “Sputnik V approved for use in Slovakia”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces that Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus is now registered in 37 countries with total population of over 1.1 billion people. To date, Sputnik V had been approved in Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia, Algeria, Palestine, Venezuela, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, Hungary, UAE, Iran, Republic of Guinea, Tunisia, Armenia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Republika Srpska (entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Mongolia, Bahrain, Montenegro, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Gabon, … Continue reading “Sputnik V registered in countries with total population of over 1.1 billion people”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Guatemala. The vaccine was approved under the emergency use authorization procedure. Guatemala has become the 37th country in the world to approve Sputnik V. The vaccine is one of the world’s top three coronavirus vaccines in terms of the number of approvals issued by government regulators. Sputnik V had been … Continue reading “Guatemala authorizes Sputnik V”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the Egyptian Drug Authority. Egypt is the 35th country in the world to approve Sputnik V. It is also the most populated country in the Middle East with over 100 million people. Egyptian Drug Authority has approved the vaccine under the emergency use authorization procedure. Sputnik is one of the world’s top three coronavirus vaccines in terms of … Continue reading “Egypt grants emergency use authorization for Sputnik V”

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the delivery of the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus to Mexico. On February 3, 2021 the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk of Mexico (COFEPRIS) approved Sputnik V under the emergency use authorization procedure without additional clinical trials in the country. Mexico has become the first country of North America to approve Sputnik V. Sputnik V is approved for use in more than 30 countries making … Continue reading “First batch of Sputnik V vaccine delivered to Mexico”