NEW DELHI: Trade and investment with UK Pushing India for a free trade agreement, alongside Indo-Pacific, defense and security and early recovery cooperation from Covid-19, dominated the agenda of Tuesday’s meeting between the UK’s secretary of state for foreign affairs, Dominic Raab, and his counterpart S Jaishankar. Raab, the second …
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LONDON: AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have more work to do to confirm whether its Covid-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, peer-reviewed data published in The Lancet on Tuesday showed, which could slow its eventual deployment in the fight against the pandemic. Once seen as the pioneer in the …
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The discrepancy, first reported by Reuters, centers on the regimen given to a smaller group of volunteers in late-stage trials, half a dose followed by a full dose. This differed from the original plan of two full doses, given to most of the participants. Also read | Inside the race …
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The Serum Institute of India has called the accusations made by a volunteer of the IBS vaccine candidate “malicious”. On November 21, a 40-year-old Chennai volunteer from vaccine candidate Covishield filed a lawsuit against IBS. The volunteer stated that there was no adverse reaction during the first 10 days after …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-city visit on Saturday to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process. He will visit the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and the Serum Institute of India in Pune, Maharashtra, the Prime Minister’s Office said. …
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LONDON / MANILA: Britain asked its regulator on Friday to evaluate AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for a possible launch, while the Philippines and Thailand secured millions of doses, giving the injection a vote of confidence after it the experts raised questions about test data. The UK government, which has secured 100 …
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AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford, among the pioneers in the quest to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine, face growing questions about their trial results after acknowledging a manufacturing error. While an announcement Monday from Astra and Oxford showed their shot was 70% effective on average in a late-stage study, …
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NEW DELHI: India’s leading Serum Institute for Vaccines said Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is safe and effective, and that Indian trials are progressing smoothly with strict adherence to all protocols. The comments came after AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford acknowledged …
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LONDON: AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have acknowledged a manufacturing error that raises questions about the preliminary results of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine. A statement describing the mistake on Wednesday came days after the company and the university described the injections as “highly effective” and failed to mention why …
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AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford acknowledged a manufacturing error on Wednesday that is raising questions about the preliminary results of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. A statement describing the error came days after the company and the university described the injections as “highly effective” and failed to mention why some …
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