The Comptroller General of Medicines of India (DCGI) has granted permission to the Pune Serum Institute of India (SII) to resume its phase two and three clinical trials of the Oxford Covid-19 candidate vaccine in the country. DCGI VG Somani, in a letter to SII, has said that the institute’s …
Read More »US company Novavax targets 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines with expanded deal in India
The Novavax vaccine is currently in intermediate stage (representative) trials US drug developer Novavax said on Tuesday it was doubling its potential COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity to two billion doses annually under an agreement with the Serum Institute of India, which would increase its shares around 7 %. In August, …
Read More »‘Herd immunity cannot end the pandemic … a vaccine is essential’: Bill Gates
A vaccine is critical to ending the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and India’s pharmaceutical industry and will play an important role due to its ability to make high-quality vaccines at affordable prices, said Bill Gates, co-founder and co-founder of Microsoft. -president of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in …
Read More »Three of the top six candidates should work early next year, says Bill Gates
Bill Gates file photo. (Image: Jeff Pachoud / Getty Images) Bill Gates India will play a big role in the development of the coronavirus vaccine because the largest volume vaccine manufacturers in the world who have done a fantastic job are in the country. News18.com Last update: September 15, 2020 …
Read More »There will not be enough Covid-19 vaccines until 2024, the world needs 15 billion doses: Adar Poonawalla
“It will take four to five years for everyone on this planet to get the vaccine,” Poonawalla told the Financial Times. The CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer has estimated that if the Covid-19 injection is a two-dose vaccine, like measles or rotavirus, the world will need 15 billion …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccines will not be enough until 2024: Adar Poonawalla of the Serum Institute
Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum Institute of India (SII), has warned that there will not be enough vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for everyone in the world until the end of 2024, according to a report Monday. . The CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer has …
Read More »Securing the Covid-19 Vaccine by Early 2021, Harsh Vardhan Offers to Take the First Vaccine to Dispel Fears
File photo of Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Stating that the vaccine could be ready in early 2021, Harsh Vardhan said the government is considering its emergency authorization, especially for older people and those working in high-risk settings. CNN-News18 New Delhi Last update: September 14, 2020 12:04 PM M. IST FOLLOW …
Read More »Oxford University restarts COVID-19 vaccine trial in UK. Full statement
Oxford University resumed testing the coronavirus vaccine in the United States on Saturday following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA). The advanced COVID-19 vaccine trial developed by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca was suspended this week after illness in a study subject in Britain. Here is the …
Read More »Serum Institute of India says it will restart Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial after drug controller nod
A research scientist works inside a laboratory at the Serum Institute in India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, working on vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune. (Image used for representation: Reuters) The Pune-based company halted trials on Thursday, saying it would review the situation and wait for pharmaceutical …
Read More »Maharashtra Covid-19 count crosses 10.37 lakh, death toll rises to 29,000
A woman dressed in white protective gear is in mourning after glimpsing the body of her husband, a Covid-19 victim, at a cremation site in Guwahati on September 10, 2020 (AP Photo / Anupam Nath). A total of 13,489 patients were discharged after treatment on the day, raising the number …
Read More »