According to the protocol, Bharat Biotech has not disclosed whether Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij received the dose of the vaccine or the placebo. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which is developing the indigenous COVID-19 Covaxin vaccine, issued a statement on Saturday after Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who had participated in …
Read More »List of states that have started phase 3 trials of Covaxin
Phase 3 clinical trials of Indian coronavirus vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech are conducted in partnership with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) lead medical body. Trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, involving 26,000 participants at 22 sites across the country, began on November 16. It is the largest …
Read More »On Chennai’s Adverse Reaction Claim, Center Says No Need To Stop Vaccine Trial
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 7:52:43 am At the Serum Institute of India on Monday. (Photo: Reuters) UNDERLINING THAT several controls have been put in place to track adverse reactions reported in clinical trials for the Covid vaccine candidate being developed by …
Read More »“The government never spoke of vaccinating the entire country”: Secretary of Health
Coronavirus: In India, the total number of people who contracted the virus so far is 94.62 lakh. New Delhi: The government has never talked about vaccinating the entire country when a coronavirus vaccine is approved, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Tuesday. The government had previously demarcated a priority list, which …
Read More »AIIMS doctor, the first to receive Covaxin injection in the third phase, says there were no side effects
NEW DELHI: India is one of the few countries in the world that has isolated the novel coronavirus what cause COVID-19. Now, you’re on your way to developing one of the cheapest vaccines, according to Dr. MV Padma Srivastava, Head of Neuroscience at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences …
Read More »WHO says it will ‘do everything possible’ to discover the origin of COVID-19
The WHO chief urges critics who have accused the agency of handing over the reins of the investigation to China to stop “politicizing” the issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is …
Read More »Consistent Efforts Have Seen Downward Trend in COVID-19 Infections: Delhi Government to Supreme Court
In a briefing to SC, the Delhi government. rejects the Center’s claim of a “massive increase” in cases The Delhi government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its “constant efforts” have seen a “downward trend” in the spread of COVID-19 infections since last week. He said the capital is …
Read More »Assessment of the Covishield trial incident in Chennai is likely to end soon, says ICMR chief scientist
New Delhi: The country’s central drug regulator is seized of the suspected serious adverse event (SAE) that occurred in Chennai last month during phase II / III trials of the Covishield Covid vaccine and a final and in-depth evaluation is likely to be completed soon. of the incident. said Dr. …
Read More »‘It is necessary to follow the Covid-19 protocol even after the vaccine is available, the masks are here to stay’: ICMR chief
The health protocols in place to address the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will remain for a long time and people will have to keep wearing masks even after a vaccine is available, said the lead professor at the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava said. Speaking at a webinar …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccines will be available soon, how will India get to the last person?
NEW DELHI : By officially stating that no vaccine in history has developed as rapidly as the covid-19 vaccine, there is now a real risk that the poorest and most vulnerable will be trampled on in the vaccine stampede, the World Health Organization warned ( WHO). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO …
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