Coronavirus: Worldwide, more than 4.3 crore have been affected by the virus. UK Vaccine Task Force Chair Kate Bingham said Tuesday that the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines “are likely to be imperfect” and that “they may not work for everyone.” “However, we do not know if we will ever …
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The third phase of the human trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 ‘Covaxin’ vaccine will soon begin at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and SUM Hospital in Odisha. IMS and SUM Hospital are on the list of 21 medical institutes selected across the country by the Indian Council for …
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AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate produced a strong immune response in older people, the Financial Times reported. Johnson & Johnson said the first batches of its injection could be available in January. Both companies are resuming trials that had been stopped for safety reasons. Spain announced a national curfew and Italy introduced …
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By Kanishka Sarkar | Updated: October 25, 2020 9:18 PM IST 09:18 pm IST 07:59 pm IST 7:19 pm IST 07:05 pm IST 07:05 pm IST 02:14 pm IST 01:15 pm IST 12:04 p. M. IST 10:57 a. M. IST 10:48 a.m. M. IST 10:10 a. M. IST 09:34 am …
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Nirmala Sitharaman had published the BJP manifesto for the Bihar polls on Thursday. New Delhi: Amid opposition criticism of the BJP’s Bihar poll promise of free COVID vaccines, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed on Saturday that the announcement was perfectly in order and that a party can announce what it …
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed the second phase of clinical trials for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The civic body will soon begin testing for the third phase after the first group of volunteers completes 28 days from their first vaccination. 200 healthy volunteers participated in the second phase …
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Written by Prabha Raghavan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | October 23, 2020 2:06:04 pm A pedestrian walks past signage outside an AstraZeneca Plc research and development facility in Shanghai, China, Monday, June 8, 2020 (Bloomberg Photo: Qilai Shen). There it’s been a death in the last-stage clinical …
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The Center plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines directly from drug manufacturers and distribute them to priority groups under a special coronavirus immunization program, official sources said, according to the news agency. PTI. During the initial phase, front-line workers and groups most at risk of serious complications from COVID-19 will receive …
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Political parties are joining the free vaccine train, but are Indians interested in getting vaccinated against Covid-19? A poll by LocalCircles finds that up to 61% of respondents among the 25,000 respondents are skeptical. Sixty-one percent of the 8,312 respondents said they are “skeptical about the Covid-19 vaccine and will …
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The Subject Matter Expert Committee (SEC) of the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) recommended the granting of permission to conduct Phase III clinical trials for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 Covaxin vaccine. The panel added that the recommendation is after evaluating the Phase I and II data, as well as …
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