Phase 3 clinical trials of Indian coronavirus vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech are conducted in partnership with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) lead medical body. Trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, involving 26,000 participants at 22 sites across the country, began on November 16. It is the largest …
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Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 7:49:59 pm The BNT162 vaccine from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech claims to offer up to 95% protection against Covid-19 (AP) When Pfizer’s first Covid-19 vaccine takes place next week in the UK, it …
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By: New York Times | London | Updated: December 2, 2020 3:12:52 pm Pfizer said Britain’s emergency use authorization marks a historic moment in the fight against COVID-19. Written by Benjamin Mueller Britain gave emergency approval on Wednesday to Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, ahead of the United States to become the …
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Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use against COVID-19 and said that it will be implemented starting next week. “The Government today accepted the recommendation of the Independent Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech standards …
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Moderna Inc has teamed up with Pfizer Inc to apply to the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization for its injection. Both vaccines are more than 90% effective, according to preliminary results from clinical trials. “Moderna’s data for the emergency use authorization request for mRNA-1273 has been submitted to …
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The WHO chief urges critics who have accused the agency of handing over the reins of the investigation to China to stop “politicizing” the issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 1, 2020 4:50:01 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives briefing during a visit to the Zydus Biotech Park to review the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, in Ahmedabad (PTI) TWO DAYS after visiting vaccine manufacturing facilities in Ahmedabad, …
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Moderna Inc. said it would ask US and European regulators on Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 the vaccine, as the results of a new study confirm that vaccines offer strong protection accelerating the race to start limited vaccines as they coronavirus the ruckus gets worse. Several candidate …
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To address the novel coronavirus pandemic, various health protocols have been implemented, which will remain for a long time and people will have to keep wearing masks even after a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available, said the head of the Indian Council of Medical Research. (ICMR). Professor Balram Bhargava said on …
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India will be our priority in distributing the coronavirus vaccine, Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum Institute of India, said on Saturday. The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume has teamed up with British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to produce the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Oxford for low- and …
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