The Oxford-Astra data will be analyzed around the world and many countries will have the vaccine. On the day Britain began immunizing its population with a Covid-19 injection developed by Germany’s BioNTech SE and US-based Pfizer Inc., a peer-reviewed study of the UK’s own-produced vaccine left some key questions unanswered. …
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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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Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Updated: December 8, 2020 10:54:00 pm An Oxford Vaccine Group researcher in a laboratory in Oxford, England, is working on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. (AP) The Oxford Covid-19 vaccine has been found to be safe, and …
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The UK will start dosing Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE on Tuesday. Even as it starts the first Covid immunizations with an injection from Pfizer Inc., the UK plans to test it in combination with another vaccine from AstraZeneca Plc. Studies aimed at determining whether using the two jabs …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: December 8, 2020 7:53:42 am States are also uploading data on 2.39 lakhs of vaccinators, many of whom are assistant nurse midwives (ANM), on the digital platform, the sources said. The vaccine will be administered to 100 people during each …
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A senior Health Ministry official told The Hindu that Covishield is logistically more feasible for use and distribution in India, as it stores well between two and eight degrees Celsius. The Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Monday that it had applied to the Controller General of Drugs of …
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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The Serum Institute of India became the first indigenous company on Sunday to apply to the Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) seeking an emergency use authorization for Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in the country citing unmet medical needs due to the pandemic and in the …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 6:38:57 pm The Oxford vaccine for Covid-19 is AZD1222. Late last month, Oxford and AstraZeneca said their vaccine candidate for COVID-19, AZD1222, could be as effective as 90 percent when given as a half dose followed by a full …
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“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 …
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The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said the vaccine was “safe and immunogenic” New Delhi: The government said today that it has found no reason to stop trials of the Oxford vaccine in India after reviewing a Chennai volunteer’s claim of serious adverse effects, including memory loss and behavior …
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