Tag: corona vaccine
No Evidence Suggests BCG Vaccine Can Protect Against COVID-19: WHO
There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. ....
WHO In Conversation With Russia For More Vaccine Information: Expert
A senior expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is currently in conversation with Russia to get additional information about the coronavirus vaccine that Russia will start production soon. ....
Free COVID-19 Vaccine For Americans, But Won't Be Widely Available Until Summer Of 2021: CDC Head
A 57 page "playbook" just in from the US government outlines a comprehensive plan to make the COVID-19 vaccine available free to all Americans once it is proven safe and effective. ....
30 Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates Being Developed: Harsh Vardhan
Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates in pre-clinical and clinical stages are under development by pharmaceutical industry and academia in India. While three of them are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials and 4 are in advanced pre-clinical development stage, Union Health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, told the Parliament on Friday.....
UK To Deliberately Infect Volunteers With Coronavirus To Test Vaccines’ Efficacy: Report
The UK could be the first country in the world to carry out Covid 'challenge trials', where healthy volunteers would be deliberately infected with coronavirus to test possible vaccines, a report said. ....
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij Gets Trial Dose Of India's Coronavirus Vaccine 'Covaxin'
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was administered a trial dose of India-made coronavirus vaccine Covaxin on Friday. ....
Delhi: Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Administered Within 3-4 Weeks Of Availability, Says Satyendar Jain
The Delhi government on Saturday said it has infrastructure to undertake coronavirus vaccination among all city residents within three-four weeks, adding that it was only waiting for the vaccine to be made available. ....
PM Modi Interacts With 3 Teams Developing Corona Vaccine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held virtual meetings with three teams working on the development and manufacture of vaccines against Covid-19, and discussed the potential of various platforms for vaccine development. ....
Moderna Asking US, European Regulators To Greenlight Covid-19 Vaccine
Moderna Inc, which has reported its Covid-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective, on Monday announced it is filing with US and European regulators for emergency use authorisation. ....
Vaccine Will Not Be Released For Mass Use Unless Proven Immunogenic: Serum Institute
Vaccine development company Serum Institute, India on Tuesday said the Covidshield vaccine will not be released for mass use unless it is proven immunogenic, and safe. ....
