Covid-19 Vaccine: Companies could issue the pledge as early as next week. (Figurative) Several COVID-19 vaccine developers, including Pfizer Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc, plan to issue a public pledge not to seek government approval until their candidate vaccines are shown to be safe and effective, the Wall …
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Coronavirus Updates LIVE: Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not just take President Donald Trump’s word for any possible coronavirus vaccine. In an excerpt from the interview aired on CNN on Saturday, Harris said Trump had a history of suppressing expert opinion on the coronavirus pandemic and …
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Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said it did not expect widespread immunization against the new coronavirus until mid-2021, dampening hopes just as research revealed encouraging early results from a Russian vaccine. The virus that has killed nearly 870,000 people worldwide continues to spread, and Italy’s flamboyant former Prime Minister Silvio …
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Amid the race for a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Russia has been in the news for developing the “world’s first Covid-19 vaccine,” Sputnik V and now, a government official said they were having “a close dialogue. “with India in the local manufacture of the vaccine. Kirill Dmitriev, executive …
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It should be noted that Pune IBS has already started Phase II and III of the Oxford COVID vaccine in India last week. About 1,600 volunteers will be enrolled for the critical last stage of the Oxford vaccine trials. AstraZeneca has also started the final phase of testing in the …
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We need to see how truly protective the vaccine is and how safe it is, says the WHO. (Figurative) Geneva: The World Health Organization does not expect widespread COVID-19 vaccines until the middle of next year, a spokeswoman said Friday, stressing the importance of rigorous controls on their effectiveness and …
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A health official takes nasal and throat swab samples from a child to test for Covid-19 at a primary health center in Siliguri on September 2, 2020 (DIPTENDU DUTTA / AFP). India surpassed the 38 lakh mark on Thursday with the largest single-day increase of 83,883 Covid-19 cases in the …
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is likely to give an update on its Covid-19 vaccine in late October on whether a COVID-19 (BNT162b2) vaccine it is developing is successful, and will submit it for approval immediately if that’s the case, according to reports. . Pfizer has enrolled 23,000 patients in vaccine trials …
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A health worker explains the operation of an oximeter to an asymptomatic person who tested positive for Covid-19 at a local Delhi government dispensary on September 1, 2020 (AP Photo / Manish Swarup). Coronavirus cases in India crossed the 37 lakh mark on Wednesday, with 78,357 new Covid-19 infections reported …
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Coronavirus vaccine: WHO officials had said moving too fast to make a vaccine could pose risks Washington: On Tuesday, the White House rejected concerns expressed by the World Health Organization after a US health official said a coronavirus vaccine could be approved without completing full trials. “The United States will …
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