By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 20, 2020 10:20:21 am The Novavax vaccine candidate is currently in phase 2 clinical trials in South Africa. (AP Photo: Taimy Alvarez / File) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: The trials in India of a candidate vaccine being developed by the American company Novavax …
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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. …
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An inspection of the Pune stores was carried out on Friday. After the issue of low availability and black marketing of oxygen in some states was raised in Parliament, the Home Office (MHA) has written to states not to block the movement or supply of oxygen as it is essential …
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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 …
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If advanced clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine are successful, an effective vaccine will likely be available by the end of the first quarter of 2021, State Health Minister Ashwini Choubey informed Lok Sabha on Friday. I was answering a question about when an effective Covid-19 vaccine is likely to …
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Written by Prabha Raghavan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 12:25:23 pm A new vaccine is on display at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. (AP) Pharmacist Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) announced on Wednesday (September 16) that it …
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AstraZeneca Plc, the drug maker working with the University of Oxford on a Covid-19 vaccine, contradicted a report that a volunteer in UK testing of the injection developed a rare nerve disease that could have pointed to serious safety concerns. . AstraZeneca responded to a CNN report on Thursday citing …
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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 …
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If Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine proves to be at least 70% effective, the company plans to seek emergency authorization for use in high-risk groups, the company’s chief executive told Reuters. Moderna’s vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, is nearing the finish line in its effort to enroll 30,000 people in an advanced-stage trial …
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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 …
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