New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection Hina Zahid15 Oct 2020 9:00 AM ISTScientists have developed, for the first time, a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form of Covid-19.The study,...
Setback: Eli Lilly halts Covid vaccine trial over safety concerns Ruchika Sharma14 Oct 2020 3:15 PM IST"Eli Lilly is supportive of the decision by the independent (Data Safety Monitoring Board) to cautiously ensure the safety of patients participating...
Pfizer modifies Covid vaccine study protocol to include adolescents Farhat Nasim14 Oct 2020 1:22 PM ISTPfizer stated that it received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to include adolescents aged 12 through 15 in its global Covid-19...
COVID-19: Govt ponders strategy for vaccine availability, distribution by July 2021 Ruchika Sharma14 Oct 2020 12:31 PM IST"For this, strategies that have been adopted by the world be it CDC, US are being studied continuously. Digital platforms are also being prepared for...
Bangladesh declines to approve Chinese COVID vaccine trial by Sinovac Biotech Ruchika Sharma14 Oct 2020 11:26 AM ISTSinovac Biotech Ltd in a letter on September 24 said the trial would be delayed unless the government provided funds, although the company was...
Second human trials of Russian Covid vaccine begin in UAE Ruchika Sharma13 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTMoscow: Human trials of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a...
Setback: Johnson and Johnson halts Covid vaccine trial over unexplained illness in participant Ruchika Sharma13 Oct 2020 1:02 PM ISTThe participant's illness is being reviewed and evaluated by an independent data and safety monitoring board as well as the company's clinical and...
WHO anticipates COVID vaccine to be ready for registration by 2020 end Ruchika Sharma13 Oct 2020 1:00 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020...
Bharat Biotech: CDSCO panel rejects Phase 3 trial of Covaxin, asks to submit safety data from previous trial Ruchika Sharma12 Oct 2020 5:11 PM IST"Bharat Biotech should submit safety and immunogenicity data from the phase II trial for consideration, " CDSCO Committee said.
Govt says emergency use authorization for COVID vaccine to depend on trial data Ruchika Sharma12 Oct 2020 1:02 PM ISTOn the issue of how the government plans to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, he said that it is anticipated that supplies of vaccines would be available...
High dosage of favipiravir shows promise in preventing COVID-19 in rodents Ruchika Sharma12 Oct 2020 11:30 AM ISTLondon: The flu drug favipiravir has shown promise in preventing Covid-19 infection in rodents when administered in high doses, says a study.Further...
Mexico Govt pays USD 160 million to WHO to access COVAX vaccine plan Ruchika Sharma12 Oct 2020 10:45 AM ISTThe latest payment will allow Mexico to acquire enough doses of a vaccine to immunise up to a fifth of the country's population of around 125 million...
