AstraZeneca Plc, the drug maker working with the University of Oxford on a Covid-19 vaccine, contradicted a report that a volunteer in UK testing of the injection developed a rare nerve disease that could have pointed to serious safety concerns. . AstraZeneca responded to a CNN report on Thursday citing …
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NEW DELHI: Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has partnered with Hyderabad-based drug maker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to cooperate on clinical trials and distribution of the Sputnik V vaccine in India, and deliveries for general use could begin later this year. Once regulatory approvals to conduct …
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Representative Image: Reuters Pfizer Inc said Tuesday that participants showed mild to moderate side effects when given the company’s experimental coronavirus vaccine or a placebo in an ongoing late-stage study. Reuters Last update: September 16, 2020 8:35 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Pfizer Inc said Tuesday that participants showed mild …
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NEW DELHI: A Covid-19 vaccine is expected early next year and of the top six being tested, three of them will likely work, billionaire philanthropist Bill gates has said stating that India has a huge paper to play in expanding manufacturing for these. “If they are successful in their phase …
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Bill Gates file photo. (Image: Jeff Pachoud / Getty Images) Bill Gates India will play a big role in the development of the coronavirus vaccine because the largest volume vaccine manufacturers in the world who have done a fantastic job are in the country. News18.com Last update: September 15, 2020 …
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Representative image NEW DELHI: The government is considering the emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccine so that it can be made available as soon as possible to those in high-risk groups, including the elderly and health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. “This will be done after a consensus is reached,” …
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AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers at the University of Oxford, were suspended this week after illness …
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India’s Covid-19 count had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and surpassed 40 lakh on September 5. The country has registered more than 95,000 cases for the third consecutive day. According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of …
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Human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate resumed in the UK on Saturday, but the process is likely to take longer in India after the country’s drug regulator asked the Serum Institute of India, the pharmaceutical company which partnered with the UK. company – suspend hiring and apply for permits …
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The executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, said on Saturday that the temporary suspension of candidate trials for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine clearly showed the “fallacy of approach” when countries “exclusively rely on novel and unproven platforms “when choosing a vaccine to use. Amid the …
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