Sep 26, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday asked whether the Indian government will have Rs. 80,000 crores over the next one year to buy and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in India.
Updated influenza vaccine advice targets protection of elderly and health workers
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New York: Amid a potential global shortage in influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency has advised countries to protect the elderly and health workers first.
Fight against COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson's vaccine shows strong immune response
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:21 pm
New Brunswick: US pharmaceutical major Johnson & Johnson's potential COVID-19 vaccine has shown development of a strong neutralizing antibody response in nearly all participants aged 18 years and older and was generally well-tolerated.
Millions of US citizens may have to pay for COVID-19 vaccine despite gov't Plans - Reports
Sep 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Millions of people in the United States may have to pay for COVID-19 vaccination contrary to the plans of the authorities to make the shots free, as government-funded Medicare health insurance for the elderly does not cover the costs of drugs approved for emergency use, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper reported.
India adds 75,083 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 55 lakh
Sep 22, 2020, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been battered by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic despite months of lockdown, on Tuesday added 75,083 Covid-19 cases taking the tally of infections beyond 55 lakh.
Global solution to COVID-19 in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’: WHO chief
Sep 22, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York: COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of the UN health agency said on Monday, unveiling a plan to have two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine available by the end of 2021.
WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral COVID-19 vaccine effort
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:41 pm
New York: Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine, are urged to do so before Friday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a virtual meeting of Member States, held on the eve of the deadline.
China leading in COVID-19 vaccine development, has no need to steal foreign data, claims Beijing
Sep 18, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China is leading in the development of a vaccine against COVID-19 and thus Beijing does not need to steal vaccine-related data from other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday, commenting on media reports claiming that Chinese hackers had allegedly stolen data on coronavirus vaccine development from Spain.
India adds close to 98,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 51-lakh mark
Sep 17, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Novel Coronavirus cases in India on Thursday crossed the 51-lakh mark as the country of 1.3 billion people reported a record spike in Covid-19 cases by adding 97,894 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.
Serum Institute gets DCGI nod to resume Covid-19 vaccine
Sep 16, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has got the nod of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to resume the phase two and three trials for Covid-19 vaccine, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Pune: Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, has said it will take four to five years until everyone gets the COVID-19 vaccine on this planet.
India reports over 92,000 Covid-19 cases, 1,136 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 14, 2020, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Monday reported 92,071 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections to cross 48-lakh mark.
Leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
Sep 11, 2020, at 11:01 pm
New York: Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, have underlined their commitment towards fast-tracking the development and production of COVID-19 tests, medicines and vaccines, that will be available for anyone, anywhere, who needs them.
After DCGI's show-cause notice, Serum Institute pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial
Sep 10, 2020, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday paused the trial of Covid-19 vaccine a day after it was served a show-cause notice by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for not informing the central drug regulator about the pause of study testing in other countries, media reports said.
Russia gathered almost 31,000 volunteers for phase 3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine, says Minister
Sep 10, 2020, at 01:11 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Within just 10 days Russia has gathered almost 31,000 volunteers wishing to take part in the post-registration trials of the vaccine against COVID-19, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday.
WHO chief warns against COVID-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’, urges support for fair access
Aug 19, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has again underlined the importance of global solidarity in addressing the crisis.
WHO chief calls for solidarity in financing, ensuring equal access to future COVID-19 vaccine
Aug 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that six months after first sounding the international alarm over COVID-19, the UN agency is now intensely focused on shepherding global vaccine candidates through the necessary trials, and guaranteeing rapid, fair and equitable access to them for all countries.
Russia becomes first country to register Covid-19 vaccine, names it 'Sputnik V'
Aug 12, 2020, at 03:25 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia on Tuesday said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute has been named 'Sputnik V' in reference to the 1957 launch of a Soviet satellite, soon after President Vladimir Putin announced his country was the first to register a coronavirus vaccine.
Russia registers world's 'first' COVID-19 vaccine: Report
Aug 11, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Russia has become the first country in the world to register a vaccine against COVID-19, President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday during a government meeting, Russian news agency Sputnik said.
Erdogan says Turkey becomes 3rd to develop COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China according to the World Health Organization.
COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Not Expected This Year - Head of Gamaleya Reseach Institute
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus vaccine will not be available for children in Russia yet, it has to go through a full cycle of trials on adults first, the director of the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, told Sputnik.
India playing leading role in development of COVID vaccine, says WHO
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:47 pm
Geneva/UNI: WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Michael Ryan on Monday said that India is playing a leading role in the development of potential vaccine candidate and also producing potential anti-COVID drugs.
DCGI approves Phase II+III trials of Oxford University vaccine by Serum Institute
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD) in India. This will hasten the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Wockhardt announces COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UK Govt
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Pharma major, Wockhardt on Monday said that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines.
Aug 01, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Washington: A top US vaccine developer has said people will need to wear masks and maintain social distancing norms even after taking COVID-19 vaccine.
US to possibly supply COVID-19 vaccine to other countries: Prez Donald Trump
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said the United States may provide a vaccine for the novel coronavirus to other countries when it is ready.
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine worked well in monkeys: Study
Jul 29, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Giving humanity yet another hope that a solution will be reached soon, US Biotech major Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and prevented the coronavirus from replicating in the noses and lungs of monkeys.
World to get COVID-19 vaccine by 2020 end or early 2021, claims US pharma cos
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Indianapolis (US), Jul 24 (UNI) Drug manufacturers representatives from AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Moderna, and Pfizer Daccine have expressed confidence to develop COVID-19 vaccine by either the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.
UK gov't secures early access to 90mln doses of domestically-made COVID-19 vaccines
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK government said on Monday it had entered partnerships with local developers of coronavirus vaccines and secured early access to over 90 million doses of three different types of vaccines and treatment for priority patients.
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.