The Serum Institute of India will apply for emergency clearance for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next two weeks, Executive Director Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday. The Pune-based pharmaceutical company has partnered with global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to produce the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Oxford for low- and …
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A vaccine against the novel coronavirus pandemic will be administered to all inhabitants of Delhi within three to four weeks of its availability in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday. Delhi’s Health Minister said that the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to everyone in the national …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune on Saturday to take stock of the development of the COVID-19 vaccine on the premises there. Modi will visit the plant of the main pharmaceutical Zydus Cadila in Ahmedabad to obtain information on the development of its vaccine, said …
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BEIJING: Before a planned trip to the US, Cheng wanted to get vaccinated against Covid-19. To do so, he asked a friend who worked at a cold chain logistics company in southeastern China to pretend he was an employee of the company, allowing Cheng to access one of the country’s …
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AstraZeneca is likely to conduct a further global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine, its chief executive, Pascal Soriot, said Thursday after questions about the results of its late-stage study. Rather than adding the trial arm to an ongoing process in the US, a new study would …
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India needs to increase its cold storage facilities to accommodate the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine within the country. India’s shortfall in cold storage lasted until before the outbreak, when food supplies in excess of refrigeration capacity led to wastage. That’s why experts believe that increased cold storage will have …
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The national vaccine committee, headed by Dr. VK Paul, has finalized a comprehensive plan, says senior scientific advisor K. VijayRaghavan. Approximately 30 million people will be part of the first “wave” to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in India. They are made up of healthcare workers, police personnel, people over 50 …
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Pfizer Inc with its partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc have published test data showing that its Covid-19 vaccines are approximately 95% effective in preventing the disease, while AstraZeneca Plc said this week that its vaccine could be as high as 90% of effectiveness. If regulators approve any of the …
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Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Pune | Updated: November 25, 2020 8:58:45 am An Oxford Vaccine Group researcher in a laboratory in Oxford, England, is working on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. (AP) As various COVID-19 vaccines prepare to hit the market, concerns have …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 5:27:30 pm The storage of a vaccine depends on the temperature at which it must be kept so that its potency remains intact. There are several vaccines for Covid-19 in the works. As some enter the final stages of …
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