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NEW DELHI: The Center has set aside nearly $ 7 billion (roughly Rs 51,000 crore) to vaccinate India’s 1.3 billion people against Covid-19, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Modi government estimates a total cost of around $ 6 to $ 7 (roughly Rs 450-550) per …

In the first week of September, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with the University of Oxford, halted the trial process when two participants who participated in a trial developed an adverse impact. After this, the trial was stopped in other countries, raising concerns …

The person who died had not received the vaccine. (Bloomberg) A participant who died during a trial of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil had not received the injection from the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person asked not to be identified because the information …

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will ensure rapid delivery of the vaccine through its existing digital network and the new digital health ID, the health ministry has clarified that ID will not be required to access the vaccine. As of now, under the National Digital Health Mission …

With the UK government in the process of human challenge testing to accelerate the pace of implementation of an effective Covid-19 vaccine, the race between countries to immunize their citizens has intensified. These are the latest developments from around the world: $ 60 Chinese Vaccine A city in China’s Zhejiang …

NEW DELHI: Citing a second wave of infections in other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people not to rush to conclude that the battle against the virus had been won and to lower their guard until they have been vaccinated. Speaking against the background of a steady …

A study has shown that plasma therapy has not been effective in reducing the death rate in COVID-19 patients. The Union Ministry of Health stated Tuesday that it is considering excluding convalescent plasma therapy from its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment after its study found the procedure has not been effective …

At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, which will help curb the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee said on Monday. in charge of providing projections. India has reported 7.55 million …

While there are three coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine candidates being tested in humans in India, there are currently no intranasal vaccine candidates on trial, Union Health Minister Harsh said on Sunday. Vardhan. However, he also said that the Serum Institute of India was manufacturing an intranasal vaccine candidate. “The Flumist …

Although there is currently no nasal vaccine being tested in India, the Serum Institute of India in Pune and Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad will soon begin clinical trials of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines, said the Union’s health minister, the Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Bharat Biotech, which is developing a native vaccine in …