NEW DELHI: A day before the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination trial, the Indian drug regulator’s expert panel on Friday cleared the platforms for emergency use authorization for the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University from Oxford. The vaccine, which is being produced locally under the name Covishield by the Serum …
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India’s drug regulator will approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use on Friday, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. The decision would pave the way for the launch of the vaccine in the second most populous country in the world, which, after …
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India’s drug regulator will approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on Friday for emergency use, according to the news agency. Reuters reported. The expert committee set up by Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) VG Somani to examine vaccine proposals, meeting for the …
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The National Medicines Regulator’s Committee of Subject Matters (SEC) will meet again on Friday to make a decision on the Serum Institute of India (SII) Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Emergency Use Authorization Application (EUA) and Candidate Bharat Biotech vaccines against coronavirus disease. (COVID-19). The SEC had met for a second time on Wednesday …
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NEW DELHI: Around 96,000 vaccinators have been trained for the Covid vaccination program that the government plans to implement in January once a vaccine is approved. State governments, district officials and municipal commissioners have been asked to set up ground staff, logistics and IT systems to carry out the campaign …
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Indian drug regulators, in a meeting called a few hours after approval, reviewed a request from the Serum Institute of India for the emergency use of jab. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency supply in the UK, with the first doses launched on Wednesday, so vaccines can begin …
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New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health published a communication strategy on Thursday to support the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine. The 88-page document details information to guide communication activities at the national, state and district levels to allow information about Covid-19 vaccines and the vaccination process to reach all …
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VG Somani, Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI), in a webinar on Thursday indicated that India was close to approving a COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Somani was participating in a webinar, organized by the Department of Biotechnology, in which vaccine experts, infectious disease experts and representatives of companies developing vaccines …
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A vaccine against coronavirus it may be approved in India soon, the country’s top drug regulator hinted on Thursday, saying the country will have a “happy new year with something in hand.” The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) assurance comes ahead of a crucial meeting of the expert …
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India is in a good position to mitigate the crisis Speaking on an optimistic note, Guleria said that although the new strain is more infectious, India can take steps to mitigate it because the government has established a consortium to monitor the spread of the virus. He said: “India is …
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