ZyCoV-D

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a painting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day before the inauguration of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on a street in Mumbai

COVID-19: India Says 1 Million Inoculated

Krishna N. Das 23/01/2021

The US State Department has praised the Indian effort.

Man applies finishing touches to graffiti representing a vaccine in Kolkata

Does India Want To Go China’s Way – Where Many Vaccines Exist, but Trust Doesn’t?

Oommen C. Kurian 06/01/2021

India can potentially be bracketed with Russia and China...

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Israel continues its national vaccination drive, in East Jerusalem

India Approves Two Vaccine Candidates, But Let’s Not Pretend Everything Is Okay

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/01/2021

India stands at the cusp of one of the...

Laboratory assistant holds a tube with Russia's "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition in Budapest

The Curious Case of Vaccine Efficacy, and the Unanswered Questions Behind It

S. Swaminathan 03/12/2020

The fact that a huge majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections...

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WHO’s COVAX Vaccine Access Initiative Won’t Succeed Without India’s Help

Ruturaj Gowaikar and Shambhavi Naik 30/09/2020

In turn, joining COVAX could help India expand the...

A syringe with a vaccine is seen ahead of trials by volunteers testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and taking part in the country's human clinical trial for potential vaccines at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg

COVID-19: As Rich Countries Call Dibs on Vaccine Doses, What Are India’s Options?

Mahesh Devnani 17/09/2020

If India decides to join COVAX – the deadline...

FILE PHOTO: A small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine" sticker is held near a medical syringe in front of displayed "Coronavirus COVID-19" words in this illustration

India’s Cadila Aims to Complete Trial of Coronavirus Vaccine by March

Sumit Khanna 17/07/2020

Cadila's vaccine candidate, known as ZyCov-D, is one of...