COVID-19 vaccine

Sweden acknowledges India’s role as ‘pharmacy of world’; says focusing on deeper ties in S&T

7:41 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: Acknowledging India‘s role as the “pharmacy to the world”, leading European nation Sweden said it is focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in the areas of health and life sciences in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin also said Sweden and India stand “firmly and unequivocally” in the fight against terrorism […]

PM to visit Serum Institute of India in Pune on Nov 28

3:38 pm November 26, 2020

Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, which has partnered with global pharma giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University for COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official said on Thursday. The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation has granted permission for manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine for pre-clinical test, examination and […]

Delighted at AstraZeneca vaccine’s effectiveness: Adar Poonawalla

8:41 pm November 23, 2020

Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday expressed happiness at pharma major AstraZeneca’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been found to be 70 per cent effective on average. AstraZeneca said one dosing regimen showed vaccine efficacy of 90 per cent when the vaccine was given as a half-dose followed by a […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Phase-3 trial of Covaxin begins in Odisha institute

9:05 pm November 20, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The third phase human trial of Covaxin, the much-awaited indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, has begun at an institute here, a senior official said on Friday. The vaccine was administered to two recruits on Thursday at the Preventive and Therapeutic Clinical Trial Unit (PTCTU) at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, the only […]

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

6:03 pm November 20, 2020

New York: Pfizer said Friday it is asking US regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic — but not until after a long, hard winter. The action comes days […]