As Covid-19 vaccines begin to receive emergency approvals, the race begins to distribute the one product billions of people around the world will want. That is creating investment opportunities as traders examine the companies involved in the global launch. With multiple types of vaccines, supply chains involve hundreds of companies, …
Read More »Covid: Local mRNA vaccine receives approval for human trials | India News
NEW DELHI: The drug regulator has allowed human trials of the first local Covid mRNA vaccine candidate and preliminary results are likely to be available in March. It assumes importance as Covid-19 vaccines based on this platform, such as those from Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna, are expected to have better efficacy, …
Read More »Rare, short-term allergic reactions to vaccines – health
Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived. British regulators are investigating reports of allergic reactions in two people who received the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, the first day of a vaccination program. Meanwhile, they are telling people to skip the vaccine if …
Read More »The challenge of vaccine distribution in India, explained in five charts
However, distributing the vaccines in India’s first mass vaccination campaign for adults could be a daunting task. It will require expanding India’s existing cold chain capacity at breakneck speed, especially in some of the most densely populated parts of the country, where such infrastructure is very limited. It will also …
Read More »Moderna vaccine confers at least 3 months of immunity, study says
The Modern Covid-19 vaccine, which the company recently found to be 94 percent effective, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that last for at least three months, a study showed Thursday. Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which co-developed the drug, studied …
Read More »Harbhajan Singh thinks Indians don’t need Covid-19 vaccine, Twitter does the math for him
“Do we really need a vaccine?” Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh asked on Twitter Thursday, after which the internet politely reminded the spinner exactly why the Indians (and the world) needed him. No concrete medication in sight to COVID-19, a ray of hope appeared when some companies such as Pfizer …
Read More »Modern vaccine 100% effective in severe cases; to seek US and EU approval
Moderna Inc plans to apply for authorization for its coronavirus vaccine in the United States and Europe on Monday, after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing Covid-19, without serious safety concerns. The primary analysis, which included 196 cases, found the vaccine to be 94.1 percent …
Read More »Moderna says that its Covid-19 vaccine is 100% effective against severe cases; to seek emergency clearance from US, EU
Moderna Inc said it will request emergency authorization from the United States and Europe for its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday based on the full results of a late-stage study showing its vaccine was 94.1% effective without serious safety concerns. . They also reported a 100% success rate in preventing severe …
Read More »Moderna Says Its Covid-19 Vaccine Is Over 94% Efficient, To Apply To European And US Regulators For Emergency Use
Moderna Inc. said it would ask US and European regulators on Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 the vaccine, as the results of a new study confirm that vaccines offer strong protection accelerating the race to start limited vaccines as they coronavirus the ruckus gets worse. Several candidate …
Read More »Moderna will apply today for emergency authorization from the EU and US, says the vaccine is 100% effective against severe Covid
US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna Inc said it will apply for emergency authorization from the US and Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday based on the full results of a late-stage study showing that their vaccine was 94.1% effective without serious safety concerns. The pharmaceutical company also reported a 100% …
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