COVID-19 vaccine

Bharat Biotech, a private company is developing COVAXIN with government-run Indian Council of Medical Research

Vaccine being developed by University of Oxford and AstraZenecathat is seen as a game-changer against Covid-19

A large-scale human trial of EpiVacCorona is likely to begin in November or December

Ena Respiratory is developing a nasal spray to improve human immune system to fight common cold and flu

Initial results of the vaccine's Phase III trials, involving around 40,000 people are expected in October or November

Remarks came after international biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca stopped vaccine trials in four countries

India was not informed about AstraZeneca pausing clinical trials of Oxford vaccine for Covid-19 in other countries

90% participants who took different doses of CoronaVac experienced significant increase in antibody levels

Chinese pharmaceutical company says a vaccine factory able to produce 300 million doses a year has been completed

It’s important to provide the vaccine to those at highest risk around the globe, says WHO’s Tedros Adhanom

Australia has recorded almost 24,000 cases of Covid-19 and 438 fatalities to date

WHO spokesman comments after President Putin says Russia has registered world's first coronavirus vaccine

Much depends on what ‘ready’ means and for what group of people

AstraZeneca says it plans to start human trials of its dual-antibody combination within weeks

AstraZeneca’s shot is widely considered the leading candidate after results from human trials showed it was safe

I think that does not look good for any early approval, says a clinical expert

If everything goes well, vaccine could be developed by year’s end, says Turkish expert

Cautiously optimistic that we will have some vaccine this side of Christmas, say vaccine developers

Moderna is considered to be in a leading position in global race to find a vaccine against coronavirus

Billionaire philanthropist says distribution should be based on equity, not just on market-driven factors

Video meeting held

Clinical trials will be conducted under DRAP supervision soon after approval of vaccines

Drugmakers are pushing to mass produce Covid-19 vaccines even before they are shown to work in trials

The vaccine did not cause any serious adverse effects

Two studies on monkeys offer hope that humans can develop protective immunity to coronavirus

Researchers have found a simpler, cheaper way to sequence the coronavirus genome

Llamas have previously been used in antibody research in work related to HIV and influenza

The study suggests that infected mother's breast milk contain antibodies that may protect infants

Genetic analysis of samples from 7,500 people infected with Covid-19 suggests that the virus spreads quickly

Move would allow the UK to rapidly vaccinate at home and aid in vaccinations abroad

US President Trump had announced a suspension of funding to the WHO, where it is the largest donor

Given spread pandemic, urgency is critical to launch of any clinical trial in Pakistan, says pharma firm

China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus

Experts say air quality has improved around the country due to the lockdown

This is a very amazing plant – what is special about it is that it seems to have lost its defense mechanism