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Dr Guleria also noted that children usually have a mild disease but there is a need to develop a COVID-19 vaccine for them. He said that Covaxin's data for children after completion of phase 2 or 3 trials is expected by September to october. Continue Reading...

The Union Health Ministry has issued recommendations to provide Covid-19 vaccines to such people who have completed 28 days of their first dose Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that the second dose of coronavirus vaccine, Covishield will now be administered after 28 days to people who have to travel abroad for specific purposes. Continue Reading...

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the Punjab government has taken up the issue with the Government of India (GoI) several times to reduce the prescribed time of second dose of Covishield to facilitate international travellers, especially students. Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu Tuesday said that now the second dose of Covishield vaccine will be administered after 28 days to those people who intend to undertake international travel for specific purposes. Continue Reading...

Central Government has placed an order of 30 crore Corbevax vaccines with Biological E making an advance payment of Rs 1,500 crore. Continue Reading...

In Ludhiana, around 1,12,000 lakh doses of Covishield have been purchased by 7 major hospitals directly from Serum Institute of India (SII) for Rs 600 plus GST. These hospitals are now administering it for Rs 800 to Rs 850 per dose. As Punjab battles vaccine shortage, private hospitals who have managed to procure doses are selling it as per their own pricing calculations. In private hospitals, the price of Covishield ranges from Rs 800 to Rs 1,400 per dose, while Covaxin is available between Rs 1,300 to Rs 1,500. Continue Reading...

Thirty-nine other institutes bought anything ranging from 100 to 1,000 vaccines, sources have told The Sunday Express. For instance, the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana purchased about 1,000 vaccines. Of the 42,000 doses of Covaxin sold to 40 private hospitals in Punjab by the government, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, bought the maximum chunk of 30,000 vaccines. Continue Reading...