Tag: Covid-19 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. ....
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. ....
COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Will Be Available In India By September, Says CMR-NIV Director
India is likely to have an indigenous Covid-19 vaccine for children by September, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute of Virology (Pune) director Priya Abraham has said amid the ongoing phase II and III trials of Covaxin for the 2-18 age group.....
Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective At Preventing Covid Infections
Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 illness, according to results from a Phase 3 clinical trial. ....
Phase II Trial Of Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate To Begin In PGI Chandigarh
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh will be beginning the Phase II trial of oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate -- Covishield from the first week of September.....
Punjab Gets First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine
The first consignment of 2.04 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield', manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, arrived in Punjab by air on Tuesday, officials said. ....
COVID-19 Vaccine For All Above Age Of 18 Years From May 1: Government
The Union Government on Monday announced that everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get a vaccine against Covid-19 from May 1. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ....
2 Italian Companies Could Put COVID-19 Vaccine In Human Trials In September
Potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed by two private research laboratories outside of Rome could enter into a testing phase as soon as in September, according to information from the two companies.....
Covid-19 Vaccine To Be Rolled Out Within 3 Months In UK: Report
The Covid-19 vaccine developed by scientists at the Oxford University, which is advanced stages of the trial, could be rolled out in as little as three months in the UK, a report said. ....
Covid-19 Vaccine: India Witnesses Dry Run To Test Systems
As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, conducted a dry run on Saturday to assess their ability and readiness to administer Covid-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country. ....
