National Metrology Conclave: The COVID-19 vaccination program is scheduled to start in India, PM Modi said. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that the world’s largest inoculation campaign against the coronavirus will begin in the country, a day after the drug regulator approved two vaccines for emergency restricted …
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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today reviewed the vaccine trial in Delhi. (Archive) New Delhi: In the first phase, free coronavirus vaccines will be administered to three million people who have been on the front lines in the fight against the highly contagious disease, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today. The …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: December 9, 2020 10:03:07 am At the Serum Institute of India on Monday. (Photo: Reuters) One crore of health workers, two crore of frontline workers, including the police and armed forces, and around 27 crore of people over 50 and …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Amitabh Sinha | New Delhi, Pune | Updated: December 9, 2020 10:02:09 am Vials of Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, at the Serum Institute of India in Pune, India. (Reuters photo) Three vaccine developers have submitted applications to the Central Drug Standards …
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Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 9, 2020 12:53:10 pm People wearing protective masks wait in line to board a bus in Mumbai on October 6, 2020 (Reuters Photo: Francis Mascarenhas) When will an antidote to Covid-19 finally be available? The answer …
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By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 20, 2020 10:20:21 am The Novavax vaccine candidate is currently in phase 2 clinical trials in South Africa. (AP Photo: Taimy Alvarez / File) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: The trials in India of a candidate vaccine being developed by the American company Novavax …
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By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 19, 2020 6:34:45 pm A research associate transfers medium to cells in the laboratory of Imperial College London. (AP Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: The American biotech company Moderna has said it will learn of the effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine …
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Written by Prabha Raghavan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 12:25:23 pm A new vaccine is on display at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. (AP) Pharmacist Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) announced on Wednesday (September 16) that it …
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The Serum Institute of India said on Thursday it was halting the University of Oxford-Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial in India until the British-Swedish drugmaker restarts the trial. The move came a day after the Pune-based vaccine maker received a notice of demonstration cause from the Drugs General Inspector of India …
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