Results from the Oxford Phase 2 study show that the vaccine is better tolerated in older people. The University of Oxford confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca Plc produced strong immune responses in older adults in a preliminary study, and key findings from the final phase …
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Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could get an emergency authorization in the US and Europe for their Covid-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no side effects. serious, drug companies said Wednesday. The efficacy of the vaccine was found to be consistent …
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The third phase of clinical trials of the coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, will begin in Haryana on November 20. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has volunteered as the first volunteer to get vaccinated. “The third phase trial of Covaxin, a Bhart Biotech coronavirus vaccine product, will begin in Haryana on November …
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Pfizer is “very close” to requesting an emergency use approval for its Covid-19 vaccine after collecting safety data to send to US regulators, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday, according to a report. Last week, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech SE reported that an interim analysis showed that their experimental …
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The Center will deliberate whether to obtain the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19, which requires a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius. And the storage requirement isn’t the only hurdle that worries the Covid-19 task force. The amount in which they will be available would not be enough for the Indian …
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NEW DELHI: India hopes that five locally tested vaccines will help control Covid-19, as those developed by Pfizer and Moderna may not be available in large quantities soon. The five candidates include Russia’s Sputnik-V, whose “Phase II going to Phase III” tests in India will begin next week in collaboration …
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As the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (Brics) group adopted a new counterterrorism strategy on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for countries that aid and support terrorists to be found guilty. Participating in the Brics Virtual Summit chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi called on the group’s members to support a …
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The BRICS summit was organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Archive) Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a joint effort by the BRICS countries in the development of coronavirus vaccines, as he suggested that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 could be produced in China and India, …
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Putin also proposed accelerating the creation of a vaccine research center for the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), TASS reported. Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective in protecting people from COVID-19 based on the results of interim trials, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on …
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National equity indices hit new all-time highs on Tuesday as positive news from Moderna Inc, that its Covid-19 vaccine has a 94.5 percent success rate, boosted investor sentiment. The indices broke their previous highs hit on November 14 during the one-hour Muhurat Trading special. Among top-tier indices, the S&P BSE …
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