NEW DELHI: Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine may be available in the country from the first half of next year, AstraZeneca Country President Gagandeep Singh said on Saturday. Speaking at the 93rd annual FICCI chamber of industry convention, he said that in the current pandemic, the vaccine must be available widely, equitably …
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NEW DELHI: With at least three candidate vaccines under regulatory review for emergency use, India has begun preparing for a mega vaccination campaign to immunize millions of vulnerable people in the next six to eight months. The government has said it will deploy its vast electoral machinery to deliver 60 …
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Coronavirus: A vaccination team will have five members, a main officer assisted by four others New Delhi: Only 100 people per “session” are likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the center said in a document exploring the best way to implement the vaccine whenever it is available. The number of …
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By: Reuters | December 12, 2020 3:18:35 pm A sign directs healthcare workers to a trial for administration of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 11, 2020 ( Reuters photo: Bryan Woolston). Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received US regulatory clearance for …
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India’s first mRNA vaccine candidate, developed by Pune-based Gennova in collaboration with US HDT Bio, received approval for human trials to determine if it is safe and produces a protective immune response against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The Indian drug regulator’s Subject Matter Expert Committee recommended that the candidate vaccine, …
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BENGALURU: Unlike regular immunization campaigns in which hundreds of people are vaccinated in one day, government plans for Covid-19 vaccination indicate that each site will be able to administer anti-corona injections at only 100 per day. Community halls and makeshift tents can be used for vaccination at a later stage. …
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Written by Rahel Philipose, edited by Explained Desk | Basque | Updated: December 11, 2020 10:28:30 am A woman in a mask walks past a Moscow store decorated for Christmas. Some in Russia have objected to the warning about alcohol especially since it occurs in the middle of the holiday …
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The Serum Institute of India plans to make up to 10 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine each month, starting next year, said CEO Adar Poonawalla. The Pune-based drug maker has partnered with global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to produce the COVID-19 vaccine for the University of Oxford for low- and middle-income …
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Russia has claimed that Sputnik V is 92% effective in protecting people from COVID-19 (Representative) Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Friday it would investigate combining its experimental COVID-19 vaccine with the Russian candidate Sputnik V vaccine, a move that Russian scientists have suggested could dramatically boost efficacy. Sputnik V developers suggested …
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Countries like Canada have bought enough to vaccinate their population more than five times. New Delhi: India has made an advance purchase of the maximum quantity of Covid vaccine in the world with 1.6 billion doses, but it would only cover 59 percent of its population. A study by Duke …
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