Govt allocates Rs 900 crore for r & d of Covid-19 vaccine
New Delhi/IBNS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced Rs 900 crore for research and development for Covid-19 while also assuring that the funds will be allocated for the cost of vaccine and logistics as per requirement.
UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines
New York: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available, the agency has announced.
Drug firm Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shows positive result, share prices rise
New York/IBNS: American biotech company Moderna Inc said its COVID-19 vaccine, which is still in the test phase, has shown success in a small initial trial with the vaccine producing virus-neutralising antibodies similar to that found in patients recovered from the infection, triggering a rise in its share prices by 25 per cent.