Health

The COVAX facility aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of vaccines by the end of 2021 (Representational) Beijing: China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the country has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine initiative known as COVAX, making it the largest economy to date to pledge its …

China is participating in a vaccination effort backed by the World Health Organization, stepping in to fill a gap in global health leadership created by the Trump administration. Beijing on Thursday joined the $ 18 billion Covax initiative that aims to give low-income countries the same access to vaccines as …

The Covaxin vaccine | www.bharatbiotech.com Text size: A- A + New Delhi: Narendra Modi’s government panel of experts has asked vaccine maker Bharat Biotech to make some changes to its proposal to conduct large trials using its indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. The vaccine is being developed in collaboration with the …

A report prepared by the National Disease Control (NCDC) warned that the national capital must prepare to address the increase of 15,000 Covid-19 cases per day in the upcoming winters and festivals. The report has highlighted three concerns that can cause undue pressure on health services. (i) winter months that …

The United States has already secured hundreds of thousands of doses of experimental antibody treatments for Covid-19 in anticipation of regulators authorizing their emergency use, federal health officials said Friday. The government hopes to have 1 million doses of so-called monoclonal antibody treatments on hand before the end of the …

By: PTI | Beijing | Updated: October 9, 2020 9:37:19 pm A woman wearing a mask to protect herself from the coronavirus walks past national flags on the last day of the National Day holiday in Beijing on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 (AP). China claimed on Friday that the coronavirus …

Vaccine maker Moderna Inc will soon request real-time reviews of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in Europe, days after the EU health regulator released ongoing reviews of its rivals’ injections. The drug developer said it was in talks with European countries and would send the same data it plans to send …

President Donald Trump plans to return to the election campaign with a series of online and in-person events, including a rally in Florida on Saturday, even as Congressional Democrats introduced a bill that provides for the removal of the president’s powers by medical reasons, beginning next trimester. House Speaker Nancy …

Amid the ongoing fury of the Covid-19 pandemic, all eyes are on the launch of an effective vaccine. Vaccine producers are conducting clinical trials as countries close new deals. Aside from concerns about the safety of trial vaccines, the spate of deals has become a new concern, as wealthier nations …

Microsoft will allow employees to work from home permanently if they choose, according to reports. Washington, United States: Software giant Microsoft will allow employees to work from home permanently if they so choose, US media reported Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand the work-from-home provisions triggered by the Covid-19 …