Vaccine

China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November

by AgenciesHealthLatest NewsWorldSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Beijing:Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention…

Panel to decide on AstraZeneca Covid vax trials after unexplained illness in UK

by IANSIndiaJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

New Delhi: Pharma major AstraZeneca has said it is working to expedite the review of the single event to minimise any potential impact on the trial timeline of its Covid-19…

Unexpected illness in volunteer forces AstraZeneca to pause Covid vaccine trial

by AgenciesHealthLatest NewsWorldSeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020

London: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had “voluntarily paused” a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained…

India will have ‘approved’ vaccine by 2021 Q1: Bernstein Research

by IANSHealthLatest NewsWorldAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020

New York: India is on course to have an “approved” vaccine within the first quarter of calendar year 2021 and Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine…

WHO starts discussions on Russia Covid-19 vaccine

by IANSHealthLatest NewsWorldAugust 22, 2020August 22, 2020

London: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has started talks with Russia with the aim of garnering more information on a Covid-19 vaccine that the country last week approved even before…

4G or not: Kashmir on Google Trends for Russian COVID-19 vaccine

by Firdous HassanKashmirLatest NewsTech-FilmAugust 15, 2020August 15, 2020

Srinagar:  Curious Kashmiris are flooding Google with queries about the new COVID vaccine developed by Russia. Though the World Health Organization (WHO) is yet to approve the vaccine, at least…

US makes $1.5 billion deal for 100 million doses of this vaccine

by IANSHealthLatest NewsNewsWorldAugust 13, 2020August 12, 2020

New York:The US government has entered into a $1.5 billion deal with biotechnology company Moderna for the manufacturing and delivery of 100 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273….

Covid vaccine likely to be ready by end of 2020, final pricing in 2 months: SII

by Monitor News DeskHealthLatest NewsNewsAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer of Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has said the coronavirus vaccine may be ready by the end of this year and that the final…

Saudi launches clinical trial for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

by Monitor News DeskHealthLatest NewsNewsWorldAugust 10, 2020August 10, 2020

The Saudi ministry of health has announced the launch of clinical trials for a vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19), as part of cooperation with a Chinese company. According to the Saudi…

SII to produce 100 million doses of Covid vax for India and LMICs

by IANSHealthIndiaLatest NewsAugust 8, 2020August 7, 2020

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII), the worlds largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has entered into a new landmark partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and the Bill &…