The wait for the Covid-19 vaccine may be longer for the young population in good health, said World Health Organization chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan at a WHO social media event. . “Most people agree, it’s starting with healthcare workers and front-line workers, but even there, you need to define …
Read More »Covid-19: India will not allow Russia’s Sputnik V trial in large study
The Comptroller General of Drugs of India has rejected the proposal of the laboratories of the pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy to carry out the third phase trial of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, since the first trials have been conditional on a small group of population abroad. After Russia …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine: ‘At least 50% effective’, DGCI issues new guidelines
In the vein of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), the Comptroller General of Medicines of India (DGCI) has issued a new set of guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine candidates, focusing on safety, immunogenicity parameters and efficacy. According to the guideline, a Covid-19 …
Read More »30 Candidates for Covid-19 Vaccine in Development, Government Reports to Lok Sabha
A day after the Union’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, said in Parliament that a Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be available early next year, the health ministry detailed on Friday the trials that are being carried out. out today. About 30 Covid-19 vaccines are being developed. Three of them are …
Read More »WHO sweetens deal for richest nations to join global plan to counter ‘vaccine nationalism’
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, leaves a press conference organized by the United Nations Correspondents Association in Geneva (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the new coronavirus, at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 3. 2020. Fabrice Coffrini / Pool via …
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