Serum s Covishield vaccine would be available at the price of ₹200 per dose, said officials.Covishield is co-developed by the University of Oxford and British-Swedish company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the SII
Stop Covaxin Trials, Urge Bhopal NGOs In Letter To PM Modi
In the letters addressed to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan these NGOs have also asked for punishment for responsible parties. PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-10T18:58:25+05:30 Stop Covaxin Trials, Urge Bhopal NGOs In Letter To PM Modi outlookindia.com 2021-01-10T19:36:13+05:30
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At least four NGOs working for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday demanding that the ongoing clinical trials for Covaxin, an indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, be stopped in Bhopal in view of the gross violation of laws and guidelines .
Bharat Biotech says deceased volunteer was healthy 7 days after vaccination
A 42-year-old volunteer from Bhopal died nearly ten days after he participated in the clinical trial for Covaxin held at a private hospital, its vice chancellor said on Saturday while a government official suspected poisoning but added that the exact cause of the death will be known after viscera test.
Addressing reports of the death, Bharat Biotech issued a statement saying that the volunteer had been reported healthy during follow-up calls for seven days after the jab. The volunteer, at the time of enrolment, had fulfilled all the inclusion and exclusion criteria to be accepted as a participant in the Phase III trial and was reported to be healthy in all the site follow up calls post 7 days of his dosing and no AE’s were observed or reported, the statement said,
vaccine for use in the country, made by the company Moderna.
However, supplies of the new jab are not expected to be available until the spring in a few weeks time as the UK has pre-ordered 7 million doses. In trials with more than 30,000, the Moderna vaccine offered nearly 95 per cent protection from severe COVID.
The Moderna vaccine works in a similar way to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that is already being offered by the National Health Service (NHS). It requires temperatures of around -20C for shipping similar to a normal freezer. In comparison, the Pfizer/BioNTech one requires temperatures closer to -75C, making transport logistics much more difficult.
Approval Of Covid Vaccine India Will Intensify Fight Against Pandemic: WHO
India s drugs regulator has approved Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute.
PTI 03 January 2021 File Photo PTI 2021-01-03T15:31:37+05:30 Approval Of Covid Vaccine India Will Intensify Fight Against Pandemic: WHO outlookindia.com 2021-01-03T16:00:55+05:30
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The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India s decision of giving emergency use authorisation to Covid-19 vaccines, saying it will help intensify and strengthen its fight against the ongoing pandemic.
India s drugs regulator has approved Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.