Tag: Serum Institute of India
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5 killed in fire at Serum Institute of India plant, Covid vaccine safe
According to the official statement, five persons, including one woman, had died in the fire and their bodies were found during the cooling operations.
January 21, 2021 -
Massive fire breaks out at Pune’s Serum Institute, Covishield production won’t be affected
Several fire tenders have reached the spot and are trying to douse the fire.
January 21, 2021 -
First batch of Covishield left Pune today morning amid tight security
Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates with their precious cargo shortly before 5 am.
January 12, 2021 -
PM Modi congratulates nation on vaccine approval of Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech
Oxford Institute vaccine Covishield, which is being developed by Pune based Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, has been approved by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday for emergency use for immunisation against Covid-19.
January 3, 2021 -
Waving a club
But in 2020, with Covid-19 having emerged as a global scourge and with accelerated vaccine development programmes having brought the world within nodding distance of an antidote to the virus, concerns about the efficacy of vaccines are bound to dominate public discourse in the weeks and months ahead.
December 1, 2020 -
Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, Oxford University is safe: Serum Institute of India
The comments came after AstraZeneca and Oxford University acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
November 27, 2020 -
Serum Institute halts Covishield vaccine trials in India after UK incident followed by DCGI’s notice
We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts them. We are following DCGI's instructions.
September 10, 2020 -
DCGI nod to Serum-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for phase 2, 3 human trials in India
The approval for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the SII was granted by DCGI Dr VG Somani late Sunday night after a thorough evaluation based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19.
August 3, 2020 -
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine partner plans trials in India, manufacturing soon
Oxford and AstraZeneca are collaborating with clinical partners around the world as part of a global clinical programme to trial the Oxford vaccine.
July 21, 2020