Workers transport an Envirotainer, a temperature-cooled container, at the airport. The distribution of vaccines in India will pose many logistical headaches given the size of the country, its vast population and the number of coronavirus cases, now at more than 10 million. For its part, India’s busiest airport is “fully …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine: India Accelerates Review of Pfizer and Astra Covid-19 Vaccines: Government Official | India News
NEW DELHI / BENGALURU: India is accelerating its review of coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca for emergency use, a senior government official said on Monday, as the world’s second-worst affected country struggles to contain the outbreak. The Indian government is pinning its hopes of mass supply of …
Read More »Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Deliveries Could Begin ‘Before Christmas’
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Could Obtain Emergency Clearance in US and Europe for Their Covid-19 vaccine the next month, after the final results of the trial showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, drug makers said Wednesday. The efficacy of the vaccine was found to …
Read More »Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Produces Strong Immune Response in Elderly: Report
LONDON: First test results for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca Plc, show that it produces a robust immune response in older people, the highest risk group, the Financial Times reported. Monday. The vaccine was found to trigger protective antibodies and T …
Read More »The government may need ₹ 80,000 cr for the covid vaccine in the next year: executive director of the Serum Institute
NEW DELHI: The government may need ₹Rs 80 billion over the next year for the distribution of the covid-19 vaccine to all people in India, Serum Institute of India Executive Director Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday, calling it a “worrying challenge.” “Will the government of India have Rs 80 billion …
Read More »AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine clinical trials resume in UK after hiatus over safety concerns
AstraZeneca building in Luton, Great Britain. Tim Ireland | Xinhua News Agency | fake images Phase three trials for AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine have resumed in the UK after they were halted earlier this week over safety concerns, the company announced on Saturday. AstraZeneca said it received confirmation from the UK …
Read More »Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Trials To Continue In India: Serum Institute | India News
NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India said Wednesday that its trials of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 candidate vaccine in the country were ongoing and had not faced any issues. The statement came after AstraZeneca Plc stopped injecting its experimental coronavirus vaccine after a person participating in the studies became ill. “We …
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