NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has allowed AstraZeneca The Covid-19 vaccine will be used for up to nine months from its date of manufacture, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and a source. Approval, granted to an authorized version of the drug …
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NEW DELHI : A committee of subject matter experts (SEC) of the drug regulator recommended on Wednesday removing the ‘clinical trial mode’ condition from the emergency use license granted to the covid-19 jab Covaxin, said two people familiar with the development , probably improving its chances of acceptability. Covaxin, developed …
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Covaxin has completed only two of the three required testing phases (file) New Delhi: Results from the phase 3 clinical trial for Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, were released Wednesday afternoon, and the drug demonstrated “an interim 81 percent efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without previous infection after the …
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NEW DELHI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. He reportedly received Covaxin, India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine developed by biotech firm Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council for Medical Research. PM informed …
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NEW DELHI: People who are immunosuppressed or who take drugs that affect the immune system are advised not to take anti-Covid vaccine Covaxin, a detailed fact sheet published by its manufacturer Bharat Biotech said. Previously, the government had said that patients taking immunosuppressants or suffering from immunodeficiency he could take …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi on Saturday he inaugurated the world’s largest Covid vaccination campaign in the country. He congratulated people on the launch and said that those who need the vaccine most will get it first. The launch was carried out via video conferencing and more than 3,000 …
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Covid Vaccine: The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker will launch 14 shipments from its factory today. Hyderabad: The first batches of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, left Hyderabad early this morning for Delhi and 10 other cities, a day after the Serum Institute of India launched its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the …
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NEW DELHI: The government will launch the Covid-19 vaccine next week, and Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said this would happen within 10 days after the emergency use authorization being granted. The Indian regulator granted the EUA on January 3. This is the first time the government has officially spoken of …
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NEW DELHI: In a pandemic situation, emergency use of vaccinations is considered based on safety and immunogenicity data while phase three clinical trial It is underway, the head of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava, said on Tuesday. Explaining the process followed to grant approval to the …
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NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health said Tuesday that the government is ready to implement a Covid-19 vaccine within 10 days of the approval date. The announcement means that the vaccination process in India could start no later than next week. On January 3, the Comptroller General of Drugs …
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