Meanwhile, the United States said it is not yet certain whether the new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is more contagious, but it is conducting studies to learn more. Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor to the Operation Warp Speed vaccine program, added that he hoped laboratory experiments would show …
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Just as the world was beginning to expect vaccines to usher in a healthier 2021, the UK on Sunday warned against a highly contagious and mutated strain of coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed London and surrounding areas under the strictest blockade since March, effectively canceling Christmas. “When the …
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Internal Affairs recommended on Monday that emergency use authorization should be granted to any coronavirus vaccine in the country only after proper consideration and conducting its trials with a sufficient sample size. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government decided on Monday to send flyers from Europe and …
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Written by Abhishek De | New Delhi | Updated: December 20, 2020 7:47:28 pm Swab collection for ongoing Covid-19 testing inside an NMMC mobile testing facility in Vashi (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) The United States was shot in the arm in its fight against Covid-19 after the Food and …
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With a COVID-19 number of cases that has exceeded 10 million people, India is the second country in the world most affected by coronavirus pandemic, behind only the United States. But its goal is to emerge from the crisis in the coming months with a massive vaccination campaign, which will …
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The total number of recovered cases is more than 30 times the number of active cases, the ministry said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark on December 18, 2020. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John …
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Image source: TWITTER GRAB A head nurse at a Tennessee hospital passes out during a press conference after receiving a coronavirus vaccine. Tiffany Dover, chief nurse at Chattanooga, Hospital in Tennessee, passed out during a news conference after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BionTech. The head nurse was addressing the …
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Vaccine manufacturers must have protection against all lawsuits for their vaccines, especially during a pandemic, said Serum Institute of India (SII) executive director Adar Poonawalla. He also said that vaccine manufacturers are going to propose this to the government, while speaking on a virtual panel about the challenges of developing …
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A ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the new coronavirus will soon become a reality in India. Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech have applied for marketing authorization for their vaccines. The vaccination campaign will begin once the country approves the emergency use of any of the candidate vaccines. …
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating around five serious allergic reactions that occurred after people were administered the Pfizer and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine in the country this week. In a press meeting, Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, …
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