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The wait for the Covid-19 vaccine may be longer for the young population in good health, said World Health Organization chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan at a WHO social media event. . “Most people agree, it’s starting with healthcare workers and front-line workers, but even there, you need to define …

Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 14, 2020 9:30:43 pm Health workers in a Covid-19 ward in New Delhi The quest to find a quick and effective treatment for Covid-19 suffered two setbacks in a 24-hour span after two major US drug …

After ten months of a global pandemic, the search for a “safe and effective” vaccine against the new coronavirus continues. The central government expects between 400 and 500 million doses of the vaccine to be available in India by the middle of next year. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan …

Russia is set to register its second coronavirus vaccine on October 15, the vaccine developer said on Friday, according to a Reuters report. Developed by Vector’s State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology, the experimental vaccine has recently completed its early-stage human trials. “The Ministry of Health of the Russian …

By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: October 6, 2020 9:21:50 am Travelers wearing masks wait at a traffic intersection in Kochi, Kerala (AP) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: India is working to vaccinate 20 to 25 million million of its population, about one sixth of its total population, against Covid19 disease …

A ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease could be ready by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we can have a vaccine. There is hope,” …

Will the world have another ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the new coronavirus later this year? UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hopeful. Commenting on the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson said Monday that he felt an AstraZeneca project should be on the brink of one. “I went to …

The Union Health Ministry has asked states to submit priority population lists that will receive the Covid-19 vaccine first by the end of October, Minister Harsh Vardhan said. The priority population refers to those who are at higher risk of contracting the virus than others. The government is working around …

By: PTI | London | Updated: October 3, 2020 10:31:51 pm The candidate vaccine tested by scientists at the University of Oxford in collaboration with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is the most advanced in the testing process and, according to a report by “The Times” There is growing hope that …

Amid growing concerns about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines in development, several participants in Moderna and Pfizer’s human trial program reported high fever, body aches, headaches, and exhaustion. However, these are common for any vaccine and are not a cause for alarm, experts have said. Here are the latest Covid-19 …