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As the world races to develop a possible vaccine against the coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday that the first vaccine in India will likely be available in early 2021. The health ministry said research to develop a Covid-19 vaccine is “being done quickly.” …

Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | September 28, 2020 4:37:01 am Sitharaman said on Saturday that the economy continues to face challenges of a different nature with no clear end date for the pandemic, especially in the absence of a safe vaccine. SIX MONTHS DURING the Covid-19 …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 27, 2020 9:21:31 pm Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during ‘Sunday Samvaad’, an interaction with his followers on social media. Citing the second ICMR sero-survey, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said that India was still far from achieving herd …

While major pharmaceutical companies around the world are hoping to introduce a vaccine by the end of the year, Russia announced in August the launch of Sputnik V, its home-made adenovirus-based candidate vaccine against COVID-19, for citizens. India has also decided to take the Russian vaccine after clinical trials with …

China is injecting thousands of people with injections of the Covid-19 vaccine, which are still in testing and therefore their efficacy is not proven, according to reports. Those who receive these vaccines must also sign a “nondisclosure agreement”, according to which they cannot speak to the media about it. The …

Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the government on Sunday about its strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in India. On Twitter, he also mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will celebrate his Mann ki Baat today. “It is a justified question, but how long will India wait for the …

NEW DELHI: The government may need ₹Rs 80 billion over the next year for the distribution of the covid-19 vaccine to all people in India, Serum Institute of India Executive Director Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday, calling it a “worrying challenge.” “Will the government of India have Rs 80 billion …

From 500 boxes to 57 lakh. Six months after a nationwide lockdown, Covid-19 is rapidly spreading across India with more testing and development on the vaccine front, but no clarity on when the disease will be controlled, say the scientists. On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day …

Britain could be the first country to host clinical trials in which volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial Times reported, citing people involved in the project. So-called “challenge trials” are expected to begin in January at a quarantine facility …

Corona vaccine update: The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has said that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate must show at least 50 percent efficacy during phase III clinical trials for it to be widely implemented. However, it will be necessary to generate adequate data that inform about the potential risk …