India's Covid-19 vaccine candidate 'Covaxin' gets clearance for Phase 3 clinical trials
Oct 23, 2020, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a ray of hope, India's coronavirus vaccine named 'Covaxin', being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has been cleared for the third phase of clinical trials.
China officially joins COVAX international program
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China has officially joined the World Health Organization-led COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday.
Russia's RDIF confirms plans to sell 100mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Wednesday reaching an agreement to deliver 100 million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to India, specifying that the deal was reached with India's Dr. Reddy's.
COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says UN health agency
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:39 pm
New York: There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months.
India records 48,900 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 31358
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 48,916 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll due to the highly infectious disease now stands at 31358, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine underway at NIMS
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: In a step closer to developing COVID-19 vaccine, the clinical trials began at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here on Monday.
Registration for human clinical trial of Covaxin at AIIMS begins
Jul 20, 2020, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Registration for the human clinical trial of indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, started in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday.
First phase trial of India's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin begins on 375 people: Report
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: India's Bharat Biotech International Limited, which claimed to have created the country's first potential indigenous coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, has said the first phase of testing it on 375 people has started, media reports said.
India to begin human trials of COVAXIN next week
Jul 07, 2020, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The human trials of India's first Covid-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, is expected to begin next week, media reports said.
Jul 05, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year, as it requires a lot of clinical trials and data testing, CSIR- CCMB director Rakesh K Mishra said Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world's first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, a media report said.
'Process as per global norms': ICMR defends Aug 15 deadline for COVAXIN
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has defended the August 15 launch of COVAXIN, after the scientific community of the country termed the short timeline "risky" and "impossible", a media report said.
Jul 04, 2020, at 01:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's scientific community has termed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s claim to produce the Covid-19 vaccine by Aug 15 as "risky" and "impossible", a media report said.
India's first COVID-19 vaccine gets DCGI's approval for human trials: Report
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:31 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: India's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct Phase I and II human trials, said a media report.