Covid vaccine trial

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) is likely to start the clinical trials of Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine on children in July. It is also planning to introduce the vaccine 'Covovax' as its version of the US firm Novavax's vaccine…
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New-Delhi: Zydus Cadilla on Wednesday has sought permission from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to undertake human testing of its novel monoclonal antibody cocktail that can neutralise COVID-19 infection. ZRC-3308 is a…
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London: People who have received Covid-19 jabs could still pass the virus on to others, UK's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam has warned. According to Van-Tam, people should still continue following lockdown rules.…
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Washington: American biotechnology company Moderna announced that it was preparing for the global launch of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate. "We are actively preparing for the launch of mRNA-1273 and we have signed a number of supply…
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Bhubaneswar: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a Covid-19 vaccine made by…
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Beijing: The World Health Organization gave China its 'understanding and support' before starting a controversial emergency use programme for its Covid-19 vaccine candidates, a Chinese health official said. China has been administering…
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Mexico City: Mexico has been offered at least 2,000 doses of a Russian Covid-19 vaccine and is to take part in its clinical trials, said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. This is "very good news because once again we are gaining time",…
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Washington: US President Donald Trump while addressing the daily White House coronavirus briefing said "we are very close to a vaccine", after noting vaccine trials taking place in the US, Germany, the United Kingdom and China. He was…
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