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Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said Monday, becoming the second U.S. pharmacist to report results that far exceed those. expectations. Along with Pfizer Inc’s vaccine, which is also more than 90% effective, and pending more …

NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech International Ltd has started massive phase 3 clinical trials of its covid-19 ‘Covaxin’ vaccine. The company plans to enroll 26,000 participants in total, making it the first phase 3 efficacy study for a COVID-19 vaccine and the largest efficacy trial ever conducted in India. As part …

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that a vaccine alone would not stop the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is raging months after it broke out, with infections exceeding 54 million and claiming more than 1.3 million lives. “A vaccine will complement the other tools we …

For the second time this month, more positive news comes from another Covid vaccine candidate. Moderna Inc today announced that the NIH-appointed Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273, its candidate vaccine against COVID-19, has shown that the company’s experimental vaccine is 94.5 % effective …

The number of daily cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India fell further to 30,548 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health update at 8 a.m. The national count is 8,845,127. There have been 435 recent deaths, bringing the death toll to 130,070, data from the Health Ministry …

People should still be cautious and wear masks, says Health Minister Satyendra Jain. New Delhi: Delhi will not be subjected to another lockdown in the wake of the third wave of COVID-19 as it has already peaked, state Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today, dismissing all speculation. “There is no …

Religious sites in Maharashtra reopened on Monday after nearly eight months of closure due to the blockade imposed in an attempt to control the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The announcement of reopening of religious sites in Maharashtra was made by the Chief Minister’s Office (OCM) on Saturday. Also read: Maharashra …

With 30,548 new COVID-19 infections reported in the past 24 hours, India’s total cases have risen to 88,45,127, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Monday. This is the smallest increase in daily COVID-19 cases in the last four months. With 435 new deaths reported in …

The temples of Maharashtra will reopen from tomorrow and the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai will allow devotees to enter after undergoing mandatory checks. After several protests and criticism from the BJP opponent, Uddhav Thackeray has allowed the reopening of religious sites that had been closed for almost eight months. …

The new Covid vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech would begin delivery “late this year, early next year” if everything continues to go well, one of its creators said Sunday. Last week, BioNTech and co-developers Pfizer said preliminary analysis showed that their vaccine could prevent more than 90 percent …