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NEW DELHI: AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford said Monday that their Covid vaccine was an average 70 percent effective, but added that it could be up to 90% effective without serious side effects. In 8,895 participants who received two full doses, the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine was 62%. …

Oxford vaccinologists were thrilled on Monday when drugmaker AstraZeneca, with whom they developed the injection, announced that it could be around 90% effective, citing data from late-stage trials. “It can only happen if you provide extraordinary support,” Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, who …

A stroke of good luck from a dosing error will pave the way for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to submit their Covid-19 vaccine for regulatory approval. The British pharmacist said on Monday that the vaccine could be around 90% effective, when given as a half dose followed by …

MUMBAI: Armed with interim findings from the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials, which showed 70% effectiveness in preventing people from becoming infected, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) is ready to look for emergency regulatory approval and hopes to get the go-ahead by the end of the year. The ‘positive’ …

FRANKFURT / LONDON: A fluke due to a dosing error will pave the way for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to submit their Covid-19 vaccine for regulatory approval. The British pharmacist said on Monday that the vaccine could be around 90% effective, when given as a half dose followed …

New Delhi: Hours after the promising results of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine were released, the executive director of the Serum Institute Of India said Monday that the company can supply up to 400 million doses of the vaccine by July 2021. Adar Poonawalla told a trade news channel that the …

The Astra-Oxford vaccine prevented an average of 70% of cases in large trials in the UK and Brazil. (Archive) Highlight Astra and Oxford are taking a different approach than Pfizer and Moderna Astra-Oxford vaccine prevented on average 70% of cases in large trials Scientists will now take a closer look …

Matt Hancock said there was evidence in the report that the vaccine could reduce the transmission of diseases. London: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was “fantastic news” that Monday’s data showed that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca with the University of Oxford could be up to 90% …

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that a locally developed Covid-19 candidate vaccine could complete its final trials in one to two months, raising hopes for rapid deployment in a country with the second highest number of infections in the world. . The Indian Council for …

The successes of the Pfizer and Moderna trials have fueled hopes that a Covid-19 vaccine will soon arrive. But much of the world, outside of rich nations like the United States, has the opportunity for another company to escape the crisis. Findings from the final stage of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine …