The success of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine trial may help persuade more people to get vaccinated amid a surge in new coronavirus cases, according to Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease physician. The Pfizer vaccine, developed in collaboration with BioNTech SE of Germany, has “an extraordinarily high degree of efficacy: …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2020 11:44:36 pm Collecting swabs for rapid Covid-19 testing at a municipal dispensary in Deonar in Mumbai (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Vaccine against the coronavirus (Covid-19): After Pfizer, another US drugmaker, Moderna Inc, is likely to release the first …
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The good results of the Pfizer vaccine have spread joy throughout the world. Some other vaccines also look promising, and large-scale vaccination of at least health workers and others at risk could begin soon. However, experts say it could take four years to immunize the world against the coronavirus. This …
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Kanpur: The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is likely to arrive at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College in Kanpur next week, where phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials of the vaccine will take place. , according to a report. Speaking to the PTI news …
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Manipur CM Biren Singh. (Archive) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Manipur’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19. “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I ask all those who were in close contact with me recently to isolate themselves and get tested, ”Singh tweeted. …
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Diwali shopping is underway at a Delhi market on Saturday. Coronavirus India Live Updates: India recorded 44,684 new cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours that ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The country’s total count currently stands at more than 87.73 lakh cases. With 520 people succumbing to the …
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NEW DELHI: In order to ensure early availability of its Covid-19 vaccine once approved, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has already manufactured 40 million doses of the candidate developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca , under the category ‘at risk’ manufacturing and warehousing license from the …
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The stakes are high for Adar Poonawalla’s Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, as it has already produced 40 million doses of the potential Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine and is beginning production of a few others. So far, no adverse effects have been reported during trials …
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The Serum Institute of India (SII) has prepared 4 million doses of the new coronavirus vaccine. “IBS has already manufactured 40 million doses of the vaccine, under DCGI’s manufacturing and storage at risk license,” the company said in a statement. The SII, with the help of the Indian Council of …
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In an effort to reduce mortality from Covid-19, the Delhi government has asked all Covid testing centers to mandatorily check the oxygen saturation levels of everyone who gets tested. Those with an oxygen saturation level below 94% must be examined by a doctor. On Tuesday, 83 deaths were recorded, the …
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