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Covid-19: what you need to know today

There is a week to go before Unlock 5.0, which some believe will be the last phase of the restart of activities that were halted when the country entered a lockdown on March 25 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The confinement lasted 68 days, until May …

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Corona vaccine update: COVID-19 vaccine

Corona vaccine update: The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has said that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate must show at least 50 percent efficacy during phase III clinical trials for it to be widely implemented. However, it will be necessary to generate adequate data that inform about the potential risk …

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Bharat Biotech will test and distribute a single dose intranasal Covid-19 vaccine

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has acquired the rights to distribute a single-dose intranasal vaccine for Covid-19, which is currently being tested. On Wednesday, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited announced a licensing agreement with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the novel chimpanzee adenovirus. Under the agreement, …

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