Coronavirus Vaccine in India: Bharat Biotech, together with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), is developing the indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin. Coronavirus vaccine in India: Phase 3 human trials of the indigenous experimental vaccine Covaxin, a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine, are …
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By: Reuters | Updated: November 18, 2020 8:21:33 pm The drugmaker said the efficacy of the vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was consistent across age and ethnic demographics. Pfizer Inc said Wednesday that final results of the last stage of the trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show that …
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Pfizer Inc. said a final analysis of data from clinical trials showed that its Covid-19 vaccine was 95% effective, paving the way for the company to apply for the first U.S. regulatory clearance for a vaccine against the coronavirus in a few days. US drugmaker and partner BioNTech SE said …
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Pfizer is “very close” to requesting an emergency use approval for its Covid-19 vaccine after collecting safety data to send to US regulators, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday, according to a report. Last week, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech SE reported that an interim analysis showed that their experimental …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2020 11:44:36 pm Collecting swabs for rapid Covid-19 testing at a municipal dispensary in Deonar in Mumbai (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Vaccine against the coronavirus (Covid-19): After Pfizer, another US drugmaker, Moderna Inc, is likely to release the first …
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The good results of the Pfizer vaccine have spread joy throughout the world. Some other vaccines also look promising, and large-scale vaccination of at least health workers and others at risk could begin soon. However, experts say it could take four years to immunize the world against the coronavirus. This …
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Kanpur: The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is likely to arrive at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College in Kanpur next week, where phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials of the vaccine will take place. , according to a report. Speaking to the PTI news …
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Many countries around the world are witnessing a resurgence in their daily coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and deaths. Cities like New York in the US, Turin in Italy, and London in the UK have been put under strict lockdowns due to the possibility of a second wave of the outbreak. In …
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About 20 vaccines are in different stages of development in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. India has launched an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Vardhan added. The Union health minister spoke at the 8th BRICS STI ministerial meeting on Friday. Vardhan said India …
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The fourth round of antibody tests in New Delhi, the results of which were made public on Wednesday during a court hearing, presents some interesting questions. It found that 25.5% of the roughly 15,000 people tested possessed Covid-19 antibodies. The tests were carried out in the third week of October. …
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