Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 7:49:59 pm The BNT162 vaccine from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech claims to offer up to 95% protection against Covid-19 (AP) When Pfizer’s first Covid-19 vaccine takes place next week in the UK, it …
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By: New York Times | London | Updated: December 2, 2020 3:12:52 pm Pfizer said Britain’s emergency use authorization marks a historic moment in the fight against COVID-19. Written by Benjamin Mueller Britain gave emergency approval on Wednesday to Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, ahead of the United States to become the …
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At the Serum Institute of India on Monday. (Photo: Reuters) While the chances that an affordable Covid-19 vaccine will be available by February next year may seem high, 59 percent of the more than 8,900 who responded to a survey question said they won’t rush to take it, according to …
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Moderna Inc has teamed up with Pfizer Inc to apply to the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization for its injection. Both vaccines are more than 90% effective, according to preliminary results from clinical trials. “Moderna’s data for the emergency use authorization request for mRNA-1273 has been submitted to …
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The WHO chief urges critics who have accused the agency of handing over the reins of the investigation to China to stop “politicizing” the issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 1, 2020 4:50:01 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives briefing during a visit to the Zydus Biotech Park to review the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, in Ahmedabad (PTI) TWO DAYS after visiting vaccine manufacturing facilities in Ahmedabad, …
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Moderna Inc will apply for emergency clearance from the US and Europe for its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1% effective without serious safety concerns, the company said. Moderna also reported that its vaccine’s efficacy rate was consistent based on age, …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives information during a visit to the Bharat Biotech facility to review the development of the Covaxin vaccine, a candidate for the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on Saturday, November 28, 2020 (Photo PTI ). PM Modi: Focus now on developing Covid-19 vaccines …
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The Serum Institute of India will apply for emergency clearance for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next two weeks, Executive Director Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday. The Pune-based pharmaceutical company has partnered with global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to produce the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Oxford for low- and …
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A vaccine against the novel coronavirus pandemic will be administered to all inhabitants of Delhi within three to four weeks of its availability in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday. Delhi’s Health Minister said that the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to everyone in the national …
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