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Written by Anil Sasi, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 25, 2020 5:31:57 pm In this illustration, taken on September 9, 2020, a test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo (Reuters Photo: Dado Ruvic). Despite the overall efficacy reading …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India would follow scientific advice in deciding which Covid-19 vaccine to use, stressing that “safety is as important as speed,” even as he said it was a national commitment to provide the vaccinations to all citizens. When asked during a …

Everyone seems delighted, but what is the good news? AstraZeneca and Oxford experimented with two different dosage regimens. One regimen demonstrated 90% efficacy when AZD1222 was administered as a half dose followed by a full dose one month later. The second regimen was 62% effective when two full doses were …

Oxford vaccinologists were thrilled on Monday when drugmaker AstraZeneca, with whom they developed the injection, announced that it could be around 90% effective, citing data from late-stage trials. “It can only happen if you provide extraordinary support,” Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, who …

FRANKFURT / LONDON: A fluke due to a dosing error will pave the way for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to submit their Covid-19 vaccine for regulatory approval. The British pharmacist said on Monday that the vaccine could be around 90% effective, when given as a half dose followed …

Last week, Oxford University scientists hoped to report the results of late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas. Dr Andrew Pollard, an expert in pediatric infections and immunity at Oxford, said the research was slowed by low infection rates over the summer, but phase III trials are now accumulating …

A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc prevented most people from contracting the disease in a large trial, another promising advance in the quest to end the pandemic. The vaccine prevented an average of 70% of the participants from getting sick, a preliminary analysis of …

By James Paton The University of Oxford confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca Plc produced strong immune responses in older adults in an initial study, and key findings are expected from the final phase of trials in the coming weeks. The results, published Thursday in the …

NEW DELHI: In order to ensure early availability of its Covid-19 vaccine once approved, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has already manufactured 40 million doses of the candidate developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca , under the category ‘at risk’ manufacturing and warehousing license from the …

BENGALURU: The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, said Thursday that it has manufactured 40 million doses of AstraZeneca’s potential Covid-19 vaccine and will soon start producing Novavax’s rival vaccine as both seek regulatory approval. While there are no approved Covid-19 vaccines yet and trials are still …