MMR vaccine could protect against COVID-19, study shows Hina Zahid25 Nov 2020 11:15 AM GMTThe measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has been theorized to provide protection against COVID-19. In a new study published in mBio, an open-access...
Details for Covid vaccine database: Maharashtra Health Dept asks MMC to reach out to allopathy doctors MD Bureau22 Nov 2020 4:45 AM GMTMumbai: In an attempt to prepare a digital covid vaccine database, the State public health department has asked Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to re...
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate near 95% effective, shows interim data Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Nov 2020 2:45 PM GMTCAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Moderna's candidate vaccine against COVID-19, known as mRNA-1273, has shown 94.5% efficacy in an interim analysis from its phase 3...
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus Hina Zahid11 Nov 2020 8:45 AM GMTA genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus -- rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous system and eluding an immune response --...
COVID-19 Vaccines developed abroad will undergo bridging studies to prove safety, immunogenicity: Dr Harsh Vardhan MD Bureau5 Oct 2020 6:00 AM GMTNew Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that Covid-19 vaccines developed outside India will have to undergo bridging studies to...
Vaccine found effective against most severe type of pneumonia Hina Zahid16 Sep 2020 2:35 AM GMTStreptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is estimated to cause over half of all pneumonia-related deaths in children under five years...
First Priority Model: 19 global health experts propose a new, three-phase plan for vaccine distribution on priority MD Bureau5 Sep 2020 6:21 AM GMTThe Fair Priority Model addresses these values by focusing on mitigating three types of harms caused by Covid-19: Death and permanent organ damage,...
Biological E, Baylor College of Medicine enter licensing agreement for affordable COVID vaccine Farhat Nasim29 Aug 2020 7:13 AM GMTHouston: In the race to find a cure for the coronavirus infection, Texas-based Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has entered into a licensing agreement ...
Vaccines against respiratory infections cut heart failure deaths: ESC study Hina Zahid29 Aug 2020 4:47 AM GMTSophia Antipolis, France: Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. That's the...
COVAXIN phase 2 clinical Trial to undergo at Gauhati Medical College MD Bureau19 Aug 2020 3:45 AM GMTGuwahati: The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed...
COVID-19 vaccine Covishield to hit Indian Market by Q1 2021, says Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla MD Bureau26 July 2020 4:30 AM GMTNew Delhi: In an interview with IANS, Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII) said as per the arrangement with AstraZeneca, SII will be ma...
UK's vaccine against COVID-19 safe and induces an immune reaction: Lancet Hina Zahid21 July 2020 11:08 AM GMTPromising early stage results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of the UK's vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are...
