NEW DELHI: India’s leading Serum Institute for Vaccines said Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is safe and effective, and that Indian trials are progressing smoothly with strict adherence to all protocols. The comments came after AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford acknowledged …
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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 …
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As the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (Brics) group adopted a new counterterrorism strategy on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for countries that aid and support terrorists to be found guilty. Participating in the Brics Virtual Summit chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi also called on group members to support a …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi will participate in the 12th Brics summit organized by Russia on November 17, the Foreign Ministry said. The theme of this year’s Brics virtual summit is “Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”. “At the invitation of the president Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra …
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What did the RBI warn about falling GDP amid the pandemic and what awaits us? The story so far: The latest monthly newsletter of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) features an article by an official in its Monetary Policy Department titled ‘An Index of Economic Activity for India’, where …
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When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and expensive system of airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles, and inoculation points in China. Once they arrive at the vaccination centers, the injections must be …
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro annulled his own Health Minister on Wednesday, rejecting the announced purchase of 46 million doses of CoronaVac, a possible vaccine against Covid-19 that is being tested in the state of Sao Paulo. Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello announced the purchase on Tuesday along with Sao Paulo Governor …
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NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 case count surpassed the 75 lakh mark on Sunday, 33 days after the count had passed 50 lakh. India is the second country after the United States to reach the grim milestone. However, the slowdown in the pandemic was evident, as the previous 25 lakh increase …
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Trump is fever-free and his symptoms have “improved,” Conley said, adding that he will continue to monitor the president as he “returns to an active schedule.” Trump, who stayed in the hospital for three days before returning to the White House, has been pushing to return to the campaign. He …
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The G4 countries – Brazil, India, Japan and Germany – on Wednesday expressed disappointment at attempts to derail the United Nations reforms and called for text-based negotiations within a fixed deadline to renew the world body. The foreign ministers of the four countries, during a virtual meeting during the 75th …
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