NEW DELHI: An estimated one crore of front-line healthcare workers will receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available, with about 92 percent of government hospitals and 55 percent of private hospitals in all states and UT providing data that identifies workers. , said official sources. …
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Even if a vaccine against coronavirus is available early next year, healthy adults, without any underlying disease, are unlikely to receive it before 2022, according to a new book ‘Till We Win: India’s Fight Against The COVID-19 Pandemic’. The book is co-authored by AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Public Policy and …
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NEW DELHI: The global race to create vaccines against the novel coronavirus has entered a critical stretch, with Pfizer and Moderna releasing very promising final test data that has raised the hopes of nations struggling to combat the pandemic. Pfizer, which reported 95% efficiency, has now applied for early regulatory …
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India’s Bharat Biotech is in talks with more than 10 countries that have shown interest in a possible Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with a government agency, a company executive told Reuters on Friday. The Hyderabad-based company this week received initial approval from Indian authorities to conduct late-stage trials for …
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Although the World Health Organization believes that vaccines are the only possibility to achieve herd immunity, two major clinical trials have been temporarily halted due to unexplained diseases. Mint looks at how long it would take for the immunization campaign to materialize. How do we describe herd immunity? When the …
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reported Sunday that coronavirus vaccines are currently in various phases of testing. and its results are awaited. The Union Health Minister was interacting with his social media followers on the fifth episode of the ‘Sunday Samvaad’ platform. Vardhan explained that phase 1 trials for vaccines …
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NEW DELHI: No vaccine for respiratory diseases it is 100% effective and those that are 50-100% effective can be approved for use against the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr. Balram Bhargava, CEO, said even when adding that maximum efficacy will be sought. “No vaccine for respiratory …
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New Delhi: As the world waits with anticipation for the COVID-19 vaccine, Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R Patel said India would have to invest between ₹3,000-5,000 crore to create additional facilities to manufacture a large number of vaccines needed for the Indian population. He also said that the vaccine alone …
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A vaccine for the coronavirus is likely to be ready in early 2021, but safely deploying it to India’s 1.3 billion people will be the country’s biggest challenge in fighting its growing epidemic, a leading vaccine scientist told Bloomberg. India, which is home to some of the cutting-edge vaccine clinical …
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