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NEW DELHI: The drug regulator has allowed human trials of the first local Covid mRNA vaccine candidate and preliminary results are likely to be available in March. It assumes importance as Covid-19 vaccines based on this platform, such as those from Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna, are expected to have better efficacy, …

NEW DELHI: A committee of experts from the Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) on Wednesday sought additional safety and efficacy data for Covid-19 vaccine candidates from Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech, after deliberating on their applications to obtain an emergency use authorization for injections. official sources said. The request …

NEW DELHI: Three Covid-19 vaccine candidates, developed by Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer, are under active consideration by India’s drug regulator and there is hope that some or all of them may get one Early leave, according to the Union health ministry said Tuesday. Over the past …

India has purchased 500 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate New Delhi: India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number that some scientists say could cover 800 million people, or 60 percent of its …

Even as Covid-19 cases continue to decline across the country, the Center is busy mapping out a roadmap to ensure last-mile vaccine delivery to all citizens of the country. The prime minister held a meeting with Gennova Biopharma, Biological E and Dr. Reddy’s on Monday. These three pharmaceutical companies are …

Interpol’s global police coordination agency has warned that organized criminal networks could be targeting coronavirus vaccines and could seek to sell fake vaccines. France-based Interpol said on Wednesday it had issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies in its 194 member countries, warning them to prepare for organized crime …

Lufthansa, one of the world’s largest freight carriers, began planning in April in anticipation of the opportunities that Pfizer Inc. to Moderna Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc are developing in record time. A 20-member task force is working to devise how to fit more crucial payload on the airline’s 15 Boeing …

Airlines will transport billions of vials of the COVID-19 vaccine to all corners of the world. Highlight It will take 2 years to deliver 14 billion doses, 2 per person on Earth. Airlines face a difficult task with a third of the world’s passenger fleet in storage 2,500 airliners recruited …

Ten Covid vaccines could be available by the middle of next year, said the head of the global pharmaceutical group Geneva: Ten COVID-19 vaccines could be available by the middle of next year if they get regulatory approval, but their inventors need patent protection, the head of the global pharmaceutical …

GENEVA: Ten Covid-19 vaccines could be available by the middle of next year if they get regulatory approval, but their inventors need patent protection, the head of the global pharmaceutical industry group said on Friday. Vaccines from Pfizer and BioNtech, as well as Moderna and AstraZeneca have shown promising results …