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From identifying the priority groups that will receive the COVID-19 vaccine first to organizing vaccination centers, the central government has begun to prepare a plan to implement the coronavirus vaccine in the country, once it is available. The coronavirus vaccine will be distributed under a special COVID-19 inoculation program, using …

Drug manufacturers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants already underway. Some companies had suggested that the first test data could be ready for release in October, but have since postponed …

Coronavirus Cases in India: Overall recoveries stood at 77.66 lakhs, an increase of 54,157 from yesterday. New Delhi: India reported 47,638 new COVID-19 cases today, 5% less than yesterday. The total number of cases in the country therefore came to 84.11 lakh, with 1.24,985 deaths. However, the total number of …

The February launch would make Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine the first Indian-made vaccine to be launched New Delhi: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched in February, months earlier than expected, as late-stage trials begin this month and studies so far have shown it to be safe and effective, …

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has joined five candidate vaccines to fight the deadly novel coronavirus, Adar Poonawalla said. Earlier this year, the Pune-based drugmaker signed an agreement with British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca to manufacture its experimental vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. The Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is currently …

A launch in February would make COVAXIN the first Indian-made vaccine to be launched (Representational) New Delhi: India moved forward with work on its coronavirus vaccine, while Britain’s AstraZeneca said its deliveries were being delayed “a bit” as countries around the world sought to conquer the pandemic and rescue their …

New Delhi: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched in February, months earlier than expected, as late-stage trials begin this month and studies so far have shown it to be safe and effective, a scientist from high level of government. Bharat Biotech, a private company developing COVAXIN with the …

If it works, a vaccine would allow the world to return to a certain measure of normality (Representational) London: The University of Oxford hopes to present the results of a late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate this year, although its lead scientific researcher warned that life would still take …

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 …

A COVID-19 vaccine may be available to some people before Christmas, said Kate Bingham, chair of the UK government’s vaccine task force in an interview. However, a launch in early 2021 is more likely, he added. “The first phase III efficacy data for the main vaccine candidates should be available …