Pharma firms to be allowed to import vaccines directly, says Indonesia health minister Ruchika Sharma15 Dec 2021 3:22 PM ISTJakarta: Private pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia will be permitted to directly import Covid-19 vaccines to "balance the market", the country's...
Serum Institute plans to launch Novavax shot for children in 6 months Ruchika Sharma14 Dec 2021 4:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) plans to launch the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for children in the country in six months, its CEO said on...
Moderna to supply additional 20 million COVID vaccine doses to covax Ruchika Sharma13 Dec 2021 10:30 PM ISTCambridge: Moderna, Inc., has announced an amendment to its existing contract with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to accelerate supply of 20 million...
Dr Reddys seeks DCGI nod for Sputnik Light phase 3 trial as booster dose Ruchika Sharma12 Dec 2021 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Dr Reddy's Laboratories has sought permission from India's drug regulator to conduct a phase-3 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and...
AstraZeneca in touch with Indian authorities for COVID drug Evusheld Ruchika Sharma10 Dec 2021 2:34 PM ISTEvusheld is a combination of two long-acting monoclonal antibodies and is the only antibody therapy authorised in the US for COVID-19 pre-exposure...
Dr SS Jadhav, who helped develop Serum Institute Covishield no more MD Bureau9 Dec 2021 3:24 PM ISTPune: Eminent scientist and Executive Director of Serum Institute of India (SII) Dr Suresh S. Jadhav - who was instrumental in developing the...
Covid-19: Indian vaccine makers bank on boosters as demand crashes Ruchika Sharma9 Dec 2021 2:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Covid-19 vaccine makers are lobbying the government to authorise boosters as supplies have so outstripped demand that one drugmaker...
Two dose vaccine effective against COVID, claims Canadian drugmaker Ruchika Sharma9 Dec 2021 10:00 AM ISTOttawa: A Canadian drugmaker said its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the virus and will soon seek authorization at home...
Serum Institute to slash Covishield production by 50 percent amid demand slump Ruchika Sharma8 Dec 2021 5:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: With not enough orders for Covishield from the Centre, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company is looking...
Mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID shots with Moderna gives better immune response, claims study Ruchika Sharma8 Dec 2021 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A major British study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that people had a better immune response when they received a first dose of...
RDIF seeks Indian regulatory nod for Sputnik M registration MD Bureau7 Dec 2021 3:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday that it has provided documents to India's regulator for the registration of...
Working on pan-coronavirus oral treatment: Novartis CEO Ruchika Sharma7 Dec 2021 2:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Novartis hopes to still play a role in the development of COVID-19 treatments with research ongoing for a pill that could work broadly...
