The Oxford company of an Indian-born professor announced Tuesday that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has started trials of a new virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine targeting Covid-19 that has the potential to offer a revolutionary new approach to combat the pandemic. Professor Sumi Biswas, CEO and …
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President Donald Trump accused the Biden campaign of politicizing the search for a Covid-19 vaccine and said that Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris “will never be president.” “I saw Kamala’s whole numbers drop (during the Democratic primary) from 15 to almost zero and then she dropped out even before …
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A new experimental Covid-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford has begun human trials in Australia in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. The shot was devised by SpyBiotech, a British company founded in Oxford in 2017 by researchers who worked alongside Adrian Hill …
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump has hinted that a Covid-19 vaccine could be available long before the November 3 election, even as his political rival Joe Biden was seeking more transparency on the matter. “This could have taken two or three years, and is instead going to be …
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The first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, developed by the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Gamaleya of Russia and the Direct Investment Fund of Russia (RDIF) has been released to civil circulation, regional deliveries are planned in the near future, the Russian health ministry …
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The prospect of a vaccine to protect Americans from coronavirus infection emerged Monday as a point of contention in the race for the White House, as President Donald Trump accused Democrats of “belittling” for political gain a a vaccine that he has repeatedly said might be available before the election. …
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After Russia broke the news that it had developed the world’s ‘first coronavirus vaccine’ with pomp, hope and questions soared in equal measure among the public that has prepared during the 6 months of the pandemic. Now, the head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has said that clinical …
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MOSCOW: Clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will take place this month in several countries, including India, Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), confirmed on Monday. Dmitriev said that clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and …
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MOSCOW: Clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will take place this month in several countries, including India, Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), confirmed on Monday. Dmitriev said that clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and …
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A health worker collects a swab sample from Kandivali residents in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo by Pratik Chorge / HT) Covid-19 cases in India have crossed four million with the peak number of cases coming from Maharashtra (636,574), followed by Tamil Nadu (398,366), Andhra Pradesh (382,104) and Karnataka (283,298). As …
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