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Trials of different Covid-19 vaccine candidates continue as people around the world contract the coronavirus disease, which has also claimed millions of lives. With many countries, especially in Europe, experiencing a second wave of the pandemic, the need for a Covid-19 vaccine is being felt more and more. Click here …

Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Updated: November 20, 2020 10:45:30 am The level of protective antibodies in infected people also varied from one individual to another. In a one-of-a-kind finding in any city in India, a new study conducted in Pune has revealed that about 85 percent of …

NEW DELHI: India’s airlines and airport operators have started preparing for the mammoth task of bringing Covid vaccines across the country. While it will be “difficult” to meet Pfizer’s minus 70 degrees Celsius requirement for their vaccines, they are preparing to set up cold chain storage for jab work that …

As the COVID-19 The case count in India rose to more than 90 lakh on Thursday, the executive director and owner of the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, said the country could look forward to a vaccine against the novel coronavirus by the end of the year or …

Children in India may have to wait a bit longer to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available in the country, as the deadly viral infection is less bothersome for them, the Serum Institute of India said, with headquarters in Pune. CEO and owner Adar …

COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be a reality soon. Several candidates in the global coronavirus vaccine race have come a little closer to regulatory approval in recent weeks. “The coronavirus vaccine will be available in the coming months and it is estimated that between 400 and 500 million doses will …

NEW DELHI: The global race to create vaccines against the novel coronavirus has entered a critical stretch, with Pfizer and Moderna releasing very promising final test data that has raised the hopes of nations struggling to combat the pandemic. Pfizer, which reported 95% efficiency, has now applied for early regulatory …

Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delh, said today that India is in talks with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, but not so much with Moderna’s candidate vaccine. Speaking at the 18th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), 2020, Guleria answered a series of questions …

A ‘safe and effective’ coronavirus vaccine will be available to the general public in the country next May or June, said Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum Institute of India at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020. The Pune-based drug maker has signed an agreement with British-Swedish company AstraZeneca …

A year has passed since the first novel cases Coronavirus Infections were detected in the Chinese province of Wuhan. In this period, the global scientific community together with government regulators have opened new paths to develop and test vaccines against COVID-19 that can end the pandemic. These efforts have begun …