By the end of this month, more than a million people could die from Covid worldwide. Economies are reeling from the impact of physical distancing measures. A vaccine is urgently needed to save lives and livelihoods, and some of the dozens of vaccines in development, such as Russia’s Sputnik V, …
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Coronavirus update: India has registered almost 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the country’s account has surpassed the 4.3 million mark to 4,370,128. The death toll has risen to 73,923. According to the health ministry, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu …
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Russia has released the first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus disease, the ANI news agency reported on Tuesday. On the other hand, Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said its CoronaVac vaccine candidate appeared to be safe for the elderly based on preliminary results from an …
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The first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, developed by the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Gamaleya of Russia and the Direct Investment Fund of Russia (RDIF) has been released to civil circulation, regional deliveries are planned in the near future, the Russian health ministry …
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WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine plan ‘Covax’. WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine …
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China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered seeks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic. There are high hopes for the small vials of liquid on display at a Beijing trade fair this week: vaccine candidates produced by …
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After Russia broke the news that it had developed the world’s ‘first coronavirus vaccine’ with pomp, hope and questions soared in equal measure among the public that has prepared during the 6 months of the pandemic. Now, the head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has said that clinical …
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MOSCOW: Clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will take place this month in several countries, including India, Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), confirmed on Monday. Dmitriev said that clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and …
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Written by Abhishek De | New Delhi | Updated: September 7, 2020 9:27:45 pm According to the World Health Organization, about 175 vaccine candidates are in preclinical or clinical trials today. While Russia and China may have stolen a march in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, grant regulatory …
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MOSCOW: Clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will take place this month in several countries, including India, Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), confirmed on Monday. Dmitriev said that clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and …
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