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 …
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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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President Donald Trump said Friday that he hopes to have enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine available for all Americans by April. “Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we hope to have enough vaccines for all Americans in April,” Trump said at a news conference. …
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The Serum Institute of India is set to begin the final stage of the clinical trial of the experimental vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc., Starting next week. The last-stage trial will take place at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, according to the news agency. PTI. “The …
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The central government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that India is in contact with Russia to advance trials of the COVID-19 vaccine – Sputnik V – in the country, according to the news agency. PTI. India is “exploring the possibility of cooperation between the two countries to promote the …
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By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 17, 2020 7:32:42 am A mural in Noida. (Express photo: Gajendra Yadav) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: Describing it as the “most powerful public health tool” against the new coronavirus, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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