Tag: Vaccine
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Vaccine from more than one source expected to be available early next year: Union Health Minister
'Our expert groups are already formulating and devising strategies to plan on how to roll out the distribution of the vaccines in the country,' he said.
October 13, 2020 -
Influenza vaccine may provide roadmap to prevent Covid-19: Study
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that influenza kills as many as 6,50,000 people every year globally, citing influenza as a top 10 leading cause of death among people of all ages, especially those with one or more comorbidities like cardiovascular disease.
October 6, 2020 -
Grim milestone
Three countries ~ the United States, India and Brazil ~ account for more than half the afflictions
September 27, 2020 -
Flu vaccine may not increase Covid-19 risk: Study
"Our findings suggest that we should proceed as usual with our vaccination strategy for global influenza this flu season," said study author Joe Zein from Cleveland Clinic in the US.
September 22, 2020 -
Covid-19, 2.0
For researchers say this may mean Covid-19 “may persist in humans” and circulate “even if patients have acquired immunity via natural immunity or via vaccination”. If this is true, not even the vaccine that mankind is expending time and money on will prove to be a palliative
August 26, 2020 -
Divisive vaccine
Some 160 candidates, including eight in India, are in various stages of development, with 23 in clinical trials and six in the final, third-phase human trials.
August 3, 2020 -
AIIMS gives go-ahead for human clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
The trials have so far started in AIIMS, Patna, and some more sites.
July 19, 2020 -
US COVID-19 vaccine enters final stage trial this month as countries race for cure
The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the US, with half to receive the vaccine at 100 microgram dose levels, and the other half to receive a placebo.
July 15, 2020 -
With over 20,000 cases in 24 hours India’s COVID-19 tally at 6.25 lakh, death toll climbs to 18,213
Globally 10,842,615 people have been infected with the virus while 5,20,785 people have died due to it according to Johns Hopkins University tracker.
July 3, 2020 -
PM Modi chairs meeting to review planning, preparations for vaccine against Coronavirus
India recorded a spike of 18,522 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally of Coronavirus cases to 5,66,840, with the number of fatalities inching closer to 17,000-mark.
June 30, 2020 -
India will play important role in production of COVID-19 vaccine: French ambassador
India is a leading manufacturer of vaccines and generic drugs globally. Several research institutes in India are also working on separate programmes to find a vaccine for the coronavirus.
May 24, 2020 -
Abe Combats Covid~II
What has the Abe administration been doing to address this situation? The government is working on ways to inject capital into the pandemic-hit firms, both large and midsize companies struggling as the health crisis threatens to inflict even deeper pain on its ailing economy. So far, the government's crisis response had focused on loans and subsidies to small firms. Under the new scheme of capital infusion, state-affiliated lenders will invest in ailing companies by offering subordinated loans or accepting preferred shares. All these efforts made by Abe shall take time to show results.
May 23, 2020 -
PM Modi, Bill Gates discuss COVID-19 situation, vaccine to treat pandemic
PM Modi underlined the 'conscious approach' that India has adopted in its fight against the health crisis - an approach based on ensuring public engagement through appropriate messaging.
May 15, 2020 -
Hepatitis C drug may help fight coronavirus suggests study
The results are also supported by the fact that both SARS-CoV-2 and the hepatitis C virus are a virus of the same type, a so-called single-stranded RNA virus.
May 5, 2020 -
World leaders pledge billions for COVID-19 vaccine, WHO commends ‘global solidarity’
Monday's teleconference, raised more than $8 billion for the search for a vaccine to protect against COVID-19, and especially to ensure equitable distribution once one is developed.
May 5, 2020 -
India co-sponsors UN resolution demanding equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
India has been at the forefront of sending essential medical supplies and medicines such as anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to several nations.
April 22, 2020 -
Recovery from coronavirus may not provide immunity, experts warn
For the moment, it is also unclear whose antibodies are more potent in beating back the disease: someone who nearly died, or someone with only light symptoms or even no symptoms at all.
April 20, 2020