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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One in seven volunteers complained of side effects after being injected with Sputnik V, Russia’s experimental vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the country’s health minister said. Mikhail Murashko, the Russian health minister, said that more than 300 of the 40,000 announced volunteers have been vaccinated with Sputnik V so …
Read More »Aurobindo Pharma joins BIRAC to develop the Covid-19 vaccine
Aurobindo Pharma announced on Tuesday the collaboration with the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), created by the Department of Biotechnology for the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. BIRAC has facilitated the establishment of the ‘r-VSV vaccine’ manufacturing platform for the first time in India by supporting the development of …
Read More »Indian Coronavirus Vaccine: Covid-19 Vaccine Expected Early Next Year, First Injection To Be Taken If There Is Any Confidence Gap, Harsh Vardhan News From India
NEW DELHI: A COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be available early next year and the government is considering its emergency clearance for high-risk settings, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said, stating that it will take the first dose if any. concern for your safety. According to a statement from …
Read More »AstraZeneca trials to resume in UK, no clarity on other countries including India
By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 13, 2020 8:53:31 am A healthcare worker holds blood samples during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida. (Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (COVID-19): The clinical trials of a coronavirus …
Read More »Explained: What stage are candidate vaccines being tested in India?
Written by Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: September 8, 2020 12:42:20 pm There have been several announcements from companies that have signed agreements to make Covid-19 vaccines. (AP Photo: Themba Hadebe, file) Bharat Biotech is expected to move into phase II trials of ‘Covaxin’, its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, …
Read More »Rejection of leading developers, to commit not to release their vaccines prematurely
By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 7, 2020 8:41:47 am A nurse holds China’s Sinovac vaccine, a possible vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sao Lucas Hospital in Brazil (Reuters / Archive) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (COVID-19): A coronavirus vaccine being developed by a Chinese company was …
Read More »The US and UK open the possibility of an opportunity this year
By: Desk Explained | Updated: August 31, 2020 10:00:05 am US President Donald Trump gestures during a tour of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where components are being developed for a possible vaccine candidate for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in North Carolina (Reuters / Archive) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (COVID-19): Raising the …
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