Updated jab in response to Omicron variant could be ready in 100 days: Pfizer CEO Ruchika Sharma3 Dec 2021 4:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pfizer is working on an updated jab in response to the Omicron variant that could be ready in 100 days, according to the head of American...
Centre to roll out Zydus Cadila COVID vaccine ZyCoV-D among 7 states Ruchika Sharma3 Dec 2021 2:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D will initially be used in seven states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West...
Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covishield as booster dose Ruchika Sharma2 Dec 2021 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Serum Institute of India has sought from India's drug regulator approval for Covishield as a booster dose citing adequate stock of the...
Sputnik Light approved as universal booster shot in UAE Ruchika Sharma2 Dec 2021 11:00 AM ISTMoscow: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) has announced that the Russian single-component Sputnik Light...
Can Covaxin protect against Omicron? Bharat Biotech to examine Ruchika Sharma1 Dec 2021 12:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's Bharat Biotech said on Tuesday it was studying if its Covaxin shot would work against variants of coronavirus such as Omicron,...
Narrow Vote but Merck's molnupiravir gets USFDA expert panel Yes Ruchika Sharma1 Dec 2021 12:08 PM ISTThe vote was 13 for and 10 against authorization
161 seizures of COVID drugs, medical supplies made in black-marketing cases Ruchika Sharma1 Dec 2021 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A total of 161 seizures of drugs and medical supplies like Remdesivir, Favipiravir and medical oxygen have been made by authorities in...
Covid-19: Dr Reddys eyes domestically produced Sputnik vaccine export Ruchika Sharma30 Nov 2021 12:29 PM ISTNow Dr Reddy's is focusing on the single-dose Sputnik Light, as a booster shot or standalone, instead of the two-dose Sputnik V, a spokesperson said.
RDIF Chief says Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise Omicron MD Bureau30 Nov 2021 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Gamaleya Institute believes that both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralise the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, Kirill...
COVID infections in fully vaccinated rare, more severe in immunocompromised: Pfizer MD Bureau30 Nov 2021 11:00 AM ISTNew York: Covid-19 infections in the 'fully' vaccinated are rare but are more common and severe in people with weaker immune systems, according to a...
WHO releases update on Omicron Roshni Dhar29 Nov 2021 5:49 PM ISTOn 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron. It is not yet clear whether Omicron is more...
Thermo Fisher confirms its COVID tests accurately detects Omicron variant Ruchika Sharma29 Nov 2021 4:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 diagnostic tests can accurately detect the new coronavirus variant Omicron that...
