If caution is thrown to the wind, we could well be laying out an invitation for a second wave, which the country can ill afford. (PTI Photo/File) If there are reasons for India to take comfort in the declining new cases of the COVID-19 virus, there are equal reasons, if not more, for it to … Read more
Almost all the major platforms to make the vaccines are being carried out in India by at least half a dozen leading Indian vaccine companies and many smaller companies. (AP photo) While the rich nations are facing shortages of COVID-19 vaccines despite their aggressive procurement plans and with the hope of getting the bulk of … Read more
Covishield-maker Serum Institute applies to begin trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine Covovax: The announcement comes a day after Novovax Inc said that its Covid-19 vaccine Covovax was 89.3% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a trial conducting in the United Kingdom.(Representational image; Reuters/File Photo) Serum Institute to begin trial of second Covid-19 vaccine: Makers of … Read more
In the space for glass vials needed for the vaccines, companies have been expanding capacities and ramping up supplies. (AP image/Representational picture) Deliverance in the new year will come encased in glass vials stored in cooled boxes. As all hopes hinge on the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines, it is the vials that will carry … Read more
India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 1.45 per cent, whereas globally it is 2.26 per cent, Bhushan avered, adding that India’s CFR is among the lowest in the world. (Representational image; AP photo) Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that adverse events cannot be denied when the Covid-19 vaccination drive kicks off in … Read more
Coronavirus Vaccine news, update: Pfizer’s statement has come after US President Donald Trump announced that a vaccine could come before the November 3 US Presidential election. Coronavirus Vaccine news, update: Coronavirus vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech is in a “very advanced stage” and the US-based drug-making company would be able to ascertain by the end of October whether … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine update: Last month Donald Trump had said that it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 election. (Reuters image) Coronavirus vaccine update: Oxford-AstraZeneca’s experimental Coronavirus vaccine has entered phase 3 of human trials in the US and is “very close to the end”, announced American President Donald … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine update: So far, eight vaccine candidates are leading the race. (Reuters image) Coronavirus vaccine update: Initial Coronavirus vaccines might not be the most effective against COVID-19, experts have warned. However, experts have claimed there would be slow but steady winners of the race against the highly contagious disease. Director of the Center for Vaccines … Read more
Results of Moderna’s vaccine have so far shown that older people were found to be more vulnerable to the highly contagious disease. (Reuters image) Coronavirus update, COVID19 vaccine tracker: US-based Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine has shown similar effectiveness in older participants as well as younger volunteers. The US biotechnology company has claimed that its potential … Read more
The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said. (Representational image) Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment … Read more