The pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca has published a 111-page test plan, after several questions were raised about its Covid-19 vaccine trials as two participants in the UK reported the disease. Reports say that experts are quite concerned about Covishield, developed by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca, as not much is …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine possible for first quarter 2021, says Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said a date for the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine has not yet been set. “It may be ready for the first quarter of next year,” said the minister when addressing the first episode of his Sunday Samvaad, a program of interaction on social networks. …
Read More »No oversight until Covid-19 drug is developed, urges PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating his call for utmost caution to stop the spread of Covid-19, said on Saturday that until an effective drug for the novel coronavirus is developed, there should be no lowering of the guard. ‘Jab tak dawai nahi, tab tak dhilai nahi’ (No neglect until a …
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