In the ongoing race for an effective Covid-19 vaccine, several pharmaceutical companies are exploring out of the ordinary places. Johnson & Johnson is testing a single-shot vaccine, while traditional vaccine candidates require two injections. Bharat Biotech has announced the manufacture of an intranasal vaccine, which will differentiate it from intramuscular …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine: When Will the U.S. Get Its First Vaccine? – world News
When Johnson & Johnson announced the third phase of its Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial, US President Donald Trump said that four Covid-19 vaccine candidates are in the final stage. Here is the status of the ongoing trials Pfizer The candidate vaccine being developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech …
Read More »Serum Institute of India begins manufacturing Codagenix COVID-19 nasal vaccine
Serum Institute of India has begun manufacturing the COVID-19 candidate vaccine developed by Codagenix Inc, the American biotech firm said in a statement. Nicknamed CDX-005, the coronavirus vaccine candidate has completed preclinical studies in animals. The company aims to begin the phase I clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in …
Read More »1.2 billion doses of Russian vaccine reserved
By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 22, 2020 9:16:23 am Moscow: An injection of Russia’s experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is shown before use in Moscow, Russia (AP) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: At least ten countries in Asia, South America and the Middle East have signed agreements to access …
Read More »The US will have the COVID-19 vaccine for all citizens by next April, Trump believes
President Donald Trump said Friday that he hopes to have enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine available for all Americans by April. “Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we hope to have enough vaccines for all Americans in April,” Trump said at a news conference. …
Read More »Serum Institute will begin the final phase of the trial from Monday
The Serum Institute of India is set to begin the final stage of the clinical trial of the experimental vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc., Starting next week. The last-stage trial will take place at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, according to the news agency. PTI. “The …
Read More »Coronavirus Prevention: Masks Better Than Vaccines, Says CDC Director
From development to delivery, we have heard many COVID-19 vaccines on the way. However, in the race to get the first vaccine, we are all skeptical about its safety and efficacy. We know that the vaccine we get first may not be the safest at this time, and large-scale global …
Read More »Government in talks with Russia for ‘possible advance’ of Sputnik V in India
The central government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that India is in contact with Russia to advance trials of the COVID-19 vaccine – Sputnik V – in the country, according to the news agency. PTI. India is “exploring the possibility of cooperation between the two countries to promote the …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine in India early next year? The health minister is hopeful
More than six months after a global pandemic, the search for a “safe and effective” vaccine against the new coronavirus continues. When will India get a COVID-19 vaccine? In response to this question, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine could be available in India …
Read More »Russia signs an agreement with Dr. Reddy’s for the Sputnik V trial in India, to supply 100 million doses
The Russian Fund for Direct Investment has signed an agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to conduct a clinical trial and distribution of Sputnik V in India. Under the agreement, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine to the Indian pharmaceutical company. Both the trials …
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