Representative image NEW DELHI: The government is considering the emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccine so that it can be made available as soon as possible to those in high-risk groups, including the elderly and health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. “This will be done after a consensus is reached,” …
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NEW DELHI: The coronavirus vaccine could be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. “While a vaccine launch date has not been set, it may be ready for the first quarter of 2021,” he said. He added that …
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NEW DELHI: Before vaccine to discover smallpox, people used to resort to variolation, a process in which those who did not yet have the disease they were exposed to material from the scabs of patients with smallpox. This caused a mild infection, but protected them from getting the full illness. …
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HYDERABAD: As international vaccine companies and academic institutions race against the clock to deliver a safe Covid-19 vaccine, all eyes are on India, which produces 60% of the world’s vaccines. And within India, if there is one destination that all of them go directly to, it is Hyderabad. The city …
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A research scientist works inside a laboratory at the Serum Institute in India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, working on vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune. (Image used for representation: Reuters) The Pune-based company halted trials on Thursday, saying it would review the situation and wait for pharmaceutical …
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A woman dressed in white protective gear is in mourning after glimpsing the body of her husband, a Covid-19 victim, at a cremation site in Guwahati on September 10, 2020 (AP Photo / Anupam Nath). A total of 13,489 patients were discharged after treatment on the day, raising the number …
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NEW DELHI: Warning people not to let their guard down until an effective coronavirus drug is developed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday devised a catchphrase in Hindi to emphasize his point. He said: ‘Jab tak dawai nahi, tab tak dhilai nahi’ (There is no neglect until a medicine is …
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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Saturday that it had resumed a trial of the Covid-19 vaccine after getting the go-ahead from British regulators, following a hiatus caused by a UK volunteer who fell ill. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have been resumed in the UK following confirmation …
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In the midst of the race to produce a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus, Russia announced today that it will be able to vaccinate more than 1 billion people within 2020-2021, according to a report. The country’s sovereign wealth fund said more than 1 billion people would receive its …
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In this illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, small vials labeled with a “COVID-19 Vaccine” label and a medical syringe are seen (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File photo). The Serum Institute of India halted trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in India one day after AstraZeneca halted trials …
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