Cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have risen to more than 35 million and 1,042,679 people have died worldwide, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) said its “best estimates” indicate that the 10% of people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus. Dr Michael Ryan, WHO’s chief of …
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NEW DELHI : Bharat Biotech International Ltd will use the adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to stimulate the immune response and provide longer-lasting immunity for its new coronavirus candidate vaccine, Covaxin, the company said in a statement Monday. The adjuvant is used under a license agreement signed with ViroVax LLC, based in the …
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Will the world have another ‘safe and effective’ vaccine against the new coronavirus later this year? UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hopeful. Commenting on the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson said Monday that he felt an AstraZeneca project should be on the brink of one. “I went to …
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File photo of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. (Photo: PTI) Dr Harsh Vardhan also said that the three vaccines in India undergoing trials have been shown to be safe, immunogenic and effective in clinical trials outside of India and should undergo bridging studies to demonstrate their safety and immunogenicity in …
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Harsh Vardhan said the government would receive between 400 and 500 million doses (Representational) New Delhi: The government plans to provide Covid vaccines to around 25 crore (250 million) people, out of the country’s 130 crore (1.3 billion), by July 2021, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Dr. Vardhan said …
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan speaks today about India’s coronavirus vaccination plan. In his weekly Sunday Samvaad address, the Health Minister shares the country’s way forward to address the coronavirus pandemic. “Our government is working around the clock to ensure that there is a fair and equitable distribution of vaccines, …
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As the world rushes to develop a possible vaccine against Covid-19, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will release details on India’s coronavirus vaccination plan today. When will India get the Covid-19 vaccine? The Union Health Minister will answer who will get vaccinated first in the country and many other …
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The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in just three months The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists. Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope that regulators will …
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NEW DELHI Hyderabad-based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories applied to India’s Comptroller General of Drugs for permission to conduct phase 3 human clinical trials of Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in India, sources said. The Indian pharmaceutical giant has collaborated with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to conduct clinical trials …
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File photo of PNC chief Sharad Pawar. Pawar’s comments came after he visited the IBS facility to receive a dose of the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine administered to boost immunity. IANS Pune Last update: October 2, 2020 11:37 PM IST FOLLOW US: NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Friday that …
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