USFDA to soon authorize Pfizer COVID booster shot for children aged 5 to 11: NYT Ruchika Sharma17 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTThey have cited data from a mid- to late-stage study showing a third dose of their shot increased protection against the original coronavirus version...
Effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine considerably lower among kids against omicron variant of COVID-19: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali16 May 2022 12:00 PM ISTNew studies have demonstrated that the estimated effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine among children and adolescents with Omicron is...
Serum Institute to seek DCGI market nod for qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer Ruchika Sharma16 May 2022 11:26 AM ISTAn official source aware of the development said if the government approves the SII's proposal, then it will save a significant amount of time to...
PM Modi seeks streamlining WHO's vaccines, Therapeutics approval process Medical Dialogues Bureau15 May 2022 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) must be reformed to build a more resilient global...
Moderna concludes USFDA submission for use of COVID vaccine in adolescents, kids Ruchika Sharma15 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Moderna Inc has made all necessary submissions required by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its...
CSIR-CCMB develops mRNA vaccine against COVID MD Bureau14 May 2022 1:00 PM ISTAccording to scientists, these vaccines work by training immune system to identify disease-causing micro-organisms and eliminate them quickly when...
Novavax seeks Taiwan FDA emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine Ruchika Sharma14 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTUnited States: Novavax has announced the submission of a request for emergency use authorization to Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration for its...
Biological E seeks DCGI emergency use nod for Corbevax as booster in adults vaccinated with Covaxin, Covishield Ruchika Sharma12 May 2022 1:40 PM ISTAccording to the EUA application submitted to DCGI, Biological E in a phase-3 placebo-controlled clinical study, based on the drug regulator's nod,...
Bharat Biotech, CEPI collaborate to develop 'variant-proof' COVID vaccine Ruchika Sharma11 May 2022 12:24 PM ISTCEPI will fund the researchers to conduct activities including immunogen design, preclinical studies, manufacturing process development and a Phase 1...
COVID vaccine makers shift focus to booster shots Ruchika Sharma10 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTPfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said in an interview that adults who are still unvaccinated are unlikely to seek out shots now, more than two...
COVID drug makers posting record profits, but treatment out of reach for poor, says WHO MD Bureau8 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTCalling it a "moral failing" Ghebreyesus said that "we cannot accept prices that make life-saving treatments available to the rich and out of reach...
AstraZeneca booster effective against severe COVID: UK study Ruchika Sharma7 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTThe research supports the use of the AstraZeneca booster for protection against severe disease with COVID-19 in settings that have not yet offered...
