Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 9, 2020 12:53:10 pm People wearing protective masks wait in line to board a bus in Mumbai on October 6, 2020 (Reuters Photo: Francis Mascarenhas) When will an antidote to Covid-19 finally be available? The answer …
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Given that most leading-edge candidate vaccines are likely to require ‘additional cold’ storage, the private sector could also be engaged in the effective delivery of a preventative when available, suggest several experts and industry insiders. Some pioneering vaccines are in advanced stages of testing and could hit the market early …
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Safe delivery of vaccines for mass immunization against Covid-19 is a huge challenge and India will need to significantly increase its cold chain facilities, experts say, as the world’s second most populous nation moves into the next stage of management. of disease and seems towards a preventative. Given that most …
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The Comptroller General of Drugs of India has rejected the proposal of the laboratories of the pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy to carry out the third phase trial of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, since the first trials have been conditional on a small group of population abroad. After Russia …
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Health workers disinfect an ambulance in front of a Covid-19 hospital in Pune. (Express photo: Arul Horizon) Coronavirus India Live News Updates: The Union Health Ministry said on Monday that almost 50 percent of Covid-19 deaths in India were concentrated in 25 districts in eight states. Of these, 15 districts …
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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 …
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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,” …
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Prabhu Shisharnappa Banshette, 37, provides transportation to citizens, including Covid-19 patients, wearing personal protective equipment in Pune. (Express photo: Pavan Khengre) President Donald Trump, who was admitted to a military hospital for treatment for COVID-19, said he has started to “feel a lot better” and thanked the American people and …
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Leading vaccine Bharat Biotech announced Monday that its Covaxin vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will use the adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to stimulate the immune response. An adjuvant is a pharmacological or immunological agent that enhances the immune response of a vaccine by producing more antibodies and providing longer-lasting immunity. Kansas-based ViroVax …
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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 …
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