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’ …
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The world, eagerly awaiting a vaccine to beat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), could turn the corner with the Oxford University candidate showing promising results. This could be a sign of relief for devastated economies and overworked healthcare systems in major nations battling the viral contagion that has claimed 1.15 million …
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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Saturday that it had resumed a trial of the Covid-19 vaccine after getting the go-ahead from British regulators, following a hiatus caused by a UK volunteer who fell ill. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have been resumed in the UK following confirmation …
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