The first indigenous pneumonia vaccine, developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), was launched by the Union’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, on Monday. The vaccine will be sold under the name ‘Pneumosil’ and will be available as a single dose in a vial and pre-filled syringe or as a …
Read More »Covid-19: India will receive 100 million injections of the Astra vaccine next month | India News
The world’s largest vaccine maker is ramping up production of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 injection, aiming to have 100 million doses ready by December for an inoculation campaign that could begin across India later that month. If the data from the end-stage trial shows that AstraZeneca’s candidate provides effective protection against …
Read More »‘Herd immunity cannot end the pandemic … a vaccine is essential’: Bill Gates
A vaccine is critical to ending the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and India’s pharmaceutical industry and will play an important role due to its ability to make high-quality vaccines at affordable prices, said Bill Gates, co-founder and co-founder of Microsoft. -president of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in …
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