NEW DELHI: The Subject Matter Experts Committee (SEC) of the Indian Drug Controller will hold a meeting to consider the Serum Institute of India’s request for approval of the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, said a government official . According to sources, only the Serum Institute application will be …
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A trial of the Covid-19 vaccination program will be conducted in four states to test planned operations and established mechanisms for the coronavirus inoculation campaign. The tests will take place today (December 28) and tomorrow (December 29) in Punjab, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, a day after recording the lowest …
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The Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing and testing the Oxford / AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in the country, said Monday. awaited regulatory approval to take in a few days. Serum CEO Adar Poonawalla said the vaccine, called Covishield in India, should be licensed by January. “The emergency use authorization …
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The Center has chosen eight districts in four states to conduct a series of two vaccination trials against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) that begins today. The states that will witness the two-day trial on December 28-29 are Punjab, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. “The test is being carried out to …
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Currently 209 patients with COVID-19 are in treatment in Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the state. (Photo Express) 3 UK return among 911 new COVID-19 infections in Karnataka Karnataka reported 911 new coronavirus infections and 11 deaths on Sunday, bringing the total cases and deaths to 9,16,256 and 12,062 respectively. …
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HYDERABAD: As the world prepares for a new year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the city is poised to emerge as a ‘savior’ from the killer virus, with up to five here-based vaccine manufacturing companies rushing to pull off an antidote to light. The vaccine development process for Bharat Biotech, Biological …
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LONDON: The Covid-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has achieved a “winning formula” of efficacy, the company’s chief executive said on Sunday. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, the company’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot, said the vaccine “should be” effective against …
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According to a bulletin published by the Tamil Nadu Department of Health and Family Welfare, 1,35,23,032 samples have been sent from the state for analysis to date. Photo Express: Srinivas K Fifty-one lakh people in Delhi, including healthcare personnel, front-line workers, people with comorbidities, and people over 50, will receive …
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A Boston doctor with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after recently receiving the Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna. New York Times reported, citing the doctor. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, stated that he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, …
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For two days early next week, India will conduct a trial of the largest and most ambitious mass immunization program in its history. The mock vaccination exercise will be held in two districts of each of the four states in the four corners of the nation – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, …
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