Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pune-based pharmaceutical company Serum Institute of India (SII), said Wednesday that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is likely to be available in the country by January. of 2021, as long as approvals from regulatory bodies are current on time. In …
Read More »
A safe and effective vaccine against the new coronavirus may be available in India by January 2021, says Adar Poonawalla, executive director (CEO) of the Serum Institute of India. The Pune-based drugmaker teamed up with major British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca to produce the coronavirus vaccine for low- and middle-income countries, developed …
Read More »
The search for a safe and effective vaccine against the new coronavirus is underway. Frontline workers will be the first to get vaccinated in India when a vaccine becomes available, according to a senior official. “Reducing mortality and protecting frontline workers must be the first priority,” said Dr. Vinod Paul, …
Read More »
Covishield, a vaccine candidate that has shown promise during trials, may be ready by December 2020, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla told News18. However, he added the caveat that “a lot is subject to UK data and also a lot depends on approvals from India’s Controller General of …
Read More »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed the second phase of clinical trials for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The civic body will soon begin testing for the third phase after the first group of volunteers completes 28 days from their first vaccination. 200 healthy volunteers participated in the second phase …
Read More »
The Serum Institute of India (SII) is preparing 1 billion doses of five different vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) worldwide before the end of 2021-22, according to a report. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume, said his company plans to launch at least one …
Read More »
The whole world is waiting with great anticipation for a ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the new coronavirus. The central government expects a COVID-19 vaccine to be ready for sale in India from December if clinical trials are successful, according to mint report. Currently, three candidate vaccines are in different …
Read More »
The Indian government has set aside around 500 billion rupees ($ 7 billion) to vaccinate the world’s most populous country after China against the coronavirus, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi estimates a total cost of around $ 6 to $ …
Read More »
While there are three coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine candidates being tested in humans in India, there are currently no intranasal vaccine candidates on trial, Union Health Minister Harsh said on Sunday. Vardhan. However, he also said that the Serum Institute of India was manufacturing an intranasal vaccine candidate. “The Flumist …
Read More »
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Updated: October 17, 2020 7:13:22 am Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, said that a Covid-19 vaccine should be ready by the second quarter of next year. (Representative image) India can receive a Covid-19 vaccine by March 2021, provided …
Read More »