Gujarat institute making preventive medicine for Covid-19

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The institute situated in the coastal town Bhavnagar initiated this project in July 2020. Gujarat-based Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) has taken up a special project to develop anti viral drug Camostat Mesylate which can be useful as preventive drug for Covid-19. At present, Camostat Mesylate is being imported from Japan and … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine: Andhra Pradesh witnesses successful dry run on day 1, all processes went without hitches

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During the test run, CoWIN is being tested by the teams. Coronavirus vaccination in India: The Centre on Monday launched the dry run for vaccination drive in anticipation of the coronavirus immunisation drive that it would likely undertake starting next month. One of the four states chosen for the dry run was Andhra Pradesh, where … Read more

Coronavirus spread: Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir could stop virus transmission within 24 hours, finds study; Details

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The research has been published in Nature Microbiology journal. (Image: CDC) Coronavirus pandemic: New drug demonstrates ability to stop SARS-CoV-2 transmission within 24 hour! A new drug called Molnupiravir has shown that it can stop the transmission of the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, according to a research conducted by scientists at Georgia State University’s … Read more

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals gets nod for human trials I, II of its vaccine

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Gennova is a subsidiary of Pune-based pharma firm Emcure Pharmaceuticals. (Representative image) Biotherapeautics company Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has got approval from the Drugs Controller General of India for conducting Phase I and II human trials for its novel messenger RNA (mRNA)-based Covid-19 vaccine, HGCO19. This is the first mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing platform in India. Gennova is … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine in India: 3 applications sent to drug regulator for approval; All you need to know

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The provisions in the 2019 Rules are different from the guidelines prescribed by US FDA Coronavirus vaccine: Drug regulator in India, the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has received as many as three applications from developers of coronavirus vaccines to seek emergency use approval, even as the candidates are still under trials, according to … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine: Where does India stand in carrying out national immunisation drive? Virologist explains

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Both Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine candidates have reported an efficacy rate of 95%. Coronavirus vaccine in India: Amid rising global coronavirus caseload and deaths, the news about successful vaccine trials has come as a relief. Both Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine candidates have reported an efficacy rate of 95% in Phase 3 trials conducted at a … Read more