coronavirus vaccine news update

Covid-19 vaccine: 3rd vaccine in pipeline, Russia approves 2nd vaccine EpiVacCorona; Check details

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Covid-19 vaccine: 3rd vaccine in pipeline, Russia approves 2nd vaccine EpiVacCorona; Check details

Coronavirus Covid 19 vaccine update: The Russian government is also planning to grant approval to the third Coronavirus vaccine candidate. (Reuters image) Coronavirus Covid19 vaccine latest update: Russia has approved its second experimental vaccine for Coronavirus. The vaccine named as ‘EpiVacCorona’ has been given the much-required registration, President Vladimir Putin has announced. This has come … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine update: US FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track Coronavirus vaccine

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Covid-19 vaccine update: US FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track Coronavirus vaccine

“Our emergency use authorization is not the same as a full approval,” Hahn said. (Courtesy: Reuters/File Photo) The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday. Dr. Stephen Hahn, the … Read more

Does COVID-19 vaccine have similar immune response in old and young? Here’s what Moderna’s trials show

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Does COVID-19 vaccine have similar immune response in old and young? Here’s what Moderna’s trials show

Moderna is now reporting interim data from the Phase 1 study, which includes new analysis from 20 additional people and details on how the vaccine performs in older people. (Representational image) Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an analysis of the early-stage data of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed it induced immune responses in older … Read more

Reason behind rise in Covid cases? Coronavirus re-infections raise concerns about immunity

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Reason behind rise in Covid cases? Coronavirus re-infections raise concerns about immunity

Some experts say it is likely that such cases are starting to emerge because of greater testing worldwide, rather than because the virus may be spreading differently. (Representational image) Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with COVID-19, raising concerns about people’s immunity to the coronavirus as the world struggles to tame the … Read more

People not wearing masks, maintaining social distancing driving COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

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People not wearing masks, maintaining social distancing driving COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

The testing for the disease has been increased from 363 tests per million per day on August 1 to more than 600 tests per million per day at present, the ministry said with India having tested nearly 3.7 crore cumulative COVID-19 samples so far. ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said “irresponsible” people not … Read more