The hospital has experience in vaccine trials against typhus and Japanese encephalitis. (Figurative) Gorakhpur: The locally developed human clinical trial of Covaxin, a possible coronavirus vaccine, began in a hospital, officials said Friday. The trial began Thursday night at Rana Hospital and the Trauma Center, which is among the 12 …
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More good news on progress toward an escape route from this pandemic: On Monday, vaccine researchers at the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the results of a “Phase 1/2 trial”, suggesting that their product could lead to immunity without causing serious harm. Similar results, but on …
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The full results of a randomized low-dose dexamethasone clinical trial confirmed previous preliminary findings that it could save the lives of up to a third of hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications from COVID-19. The RECOVERY (Randomized Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial led by the University of Oxford found that …
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