India will produce more than 100 million doses a year of the vaccine against Russia’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Sputnik V starting in 2021 following an agreement between Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Hetero Biopharma, with headquarters in Hyderabad. Sputnik V is based on a well-studied platform of human adenoviral …
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Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar criticized New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for threatening deportation to the Pakistani cricket team. Six members of the Pakistan cricket team, who are on tour in New Zealand, tested positive for COVID-19. In light of the situation, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has warned …
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HYDERABAD: Pharmaceutical actor Hetero Labs has partnered with Russian sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to manufacture more than 100 million doses of the Russian Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine in India. The Sputnik V will be manufactured by Hetero’s biologics division, Hetero Biopharma, at Jadcherla in Hyderabad, with …
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The National Statistical Office (NSO) will release GDP statistics for the quarter ending September today (November 27). There is near unanimity that they will mark a significant improvement from the massive 23.9% contraction seen in GDP figures for the quarter ending in June. The internal model of the Reserve Bank …
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Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday met with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and assessed the bilateral relations and growing cooperation between India. and the UAE. “It was a pleasure to meet again with FM @ABZayed. He took …
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A healthcare worker tests swab samples for coronavirus infection at a hospital in Noida on Tuesday. (Photo HT / Sunil Ghosh) The number of cases of the coronavirus disease in India (Covid-19) stands at 9,266,706 after 44,489 infections were recorded between Wednesday and Thursday, according to data released by the …
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The Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine may well be effective, as the developers claimed earlier this week, but enough questions have been asked about the trials and reports for drug regulators around the world to think hard and perhaps wait for more data. of tests. – after all, trials are also …
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AstraZeneca is likely to conduct a further global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine, its chief executive, Pascal Soriot, said Thursday after questions about the results of its late-stage study. Rather than adding the trial arm to an ongoing process in the US, a new study would …
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Earlier this week, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford said their vaccine candidate was 62% to 90% effective, joining two other Western vaccine rivals in providing data. The results could allow the US and other countries to grant regulatory clearance and prepare distribution plans for widespread vaccination. Chinese vaccine …
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The national vaccine committee, headed by Dr. VK Paul, has finalized a comprehensive plan, says senior scientific advisor K. VijayRaghavan. Approximately 30 million people will be part of the first “wave” to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in India. They are made up of healthcare workers, police personnel, people over 50 …
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