The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has answered many of the public inquiries in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in its recently published document. The health ministry reiterated that vaccination against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is voluntary, however, it recommended that people receive the full dose …
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By: Reuters | December 12, 2020 3:18:35 pm A sign directs healthcare workers to a trial for administration of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 11, 2020 ( Reuters photo: Bryan Woolston). Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received US regulatory clearance for …
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Five volunteers have signed up for the phase 3 trials of Covaxin and were vaccinated with the first dose on Thursday. (File photo) Covaxin Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Volunteers given a dose of Covaxin vaccine have yet to complain of any health problems or symptoms, said a Gujarat-based hospital official, who …
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The global search for an effective coronavirus vaccine is still underway, as more than 57 million people have contracted the disease so far and more than 1.3 million have lost their lives from it. The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna recently declared that their vaccine candidates have been successful in …
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The University of Oxford confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca Plc produced strong immune responses in older adults in a preliminary study, and key findings from the final phase of trials are expected in the coming weeks. The results, published Thursday in the medical journal The …
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Bharat Biotech plans to conduct the third phase of trials with more than 20,000 volunteers in 12-14 states in India. Bharat Biotech’s own coronavirus vaccine from India, which was in the second stage of human clinical trials, has finally received the go-ahead for the last phase. The highly anticipated candidate …
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The Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) recommended the granting of permission to conduct Phase III clinical trials for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 Covaxin vaccine. The panel added that the recommendation is after evaluating the Phase I and II data, as well as …
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Three vaccines in India have reached advanced stages of development. Vaccines against the coronavirus are being tested in India and also in other countries. However, some recent global studies on mutations in the virus have raised concerns about their impact on the efficacy of vaccines. However, in a recent announcement …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting on Thursday to assess the progress of research and the vaccine development ecosystem to combat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, NITI Aayog (Health) Fellow, Senior Scientific Advisor, senior scientists and other officials. PM …
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Given that most leading-edge candidate vaccines are likely to require ‘additional cold’ storage, the private sector could also be engaged in the effective delivery of a preventative when available, suggest several experts and industry insiders. Some pioneering vaccines are in advanced stages of testing and could hit the market early …
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