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Confident that COVID-19 vaccine will be ready in three-four months: Dr Har
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said he was confident that COVID-19 vaccine would be ready in the next three-four months and added that the priority to provide the same to 135 crore Indians would be based on scientif
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Indian, Chinese officials will have 'communication, coordination' to discu
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Beijing [China], November 19 (ANI): Indian and Chinese officials will have "communication and coordination" to discuss cooperation to develop COVID-19 vaccine, said Chinese foreign ministry, a day after President Xi Jinping said his country is ready to cooperate with New Delhi on vaccine dev
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Hoping to get 1000 volunteers for Covaxin trial, says PGIMS V-C
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Rohtak (Haryana) [India], November 19 (ANI): Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, hopes to get 1,000 healthy volunteers by Thursday for the third-phase trial of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, that will begin from F
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Spain authorizes Phase 3 clinical trials of Janssen's COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) authorized phase 3 clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Janssen, a subsidiary of the Johnson & Johnson company, the Spanish Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine trial complete, cites shot is 95 per cent eff
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): American drug giant Pfizer on Wednesday said that final results from the late-stage trial of its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 95 per cent effective and had no serious side effects on older people.
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Anil Vij offers to be 'first volunteer' for Phase-III trial of Covaxin in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has offered to become the "first volunteer" for Phase-III clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin', which will begin in Haryana from November 20.
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PM Modi, Joe Biden had 'very warm conversation', exchanged views on health
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President-elect Joe Biden had a "very warm conversation" during which they exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific region and the role of healthcare, pharmaceuticals and particularly vaccines, said Ambassador Taranjit Sin
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China ready to cooperate with India, other BRICS countries on COVID-19 vac
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Beijing [China], November 18 (ANI): China is prepared to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, said Chinese President Xi Jinping as he proposed to convene a BRICS symposium on traditional medicine to explore its role in coronavirus prev
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Centre examining all possible storage facilities for Pfizer's COVID-19 vac
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New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the central government is examining all possibilities to extend cold chain facilities in case Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine needs to be procured.
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Trump must make coordinated COVID-19 vaccine plan or 'more people may die'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday (local time) asked President Donald Trump-led administration to make co-ordinated plans for nationwide coronavirus vaccination or more people will die due to the infection.
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WHO concerned about spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe, Americas: Director
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about surging COVID-19 cases in various countries, especially in Europe and the Americas, despite encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on
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Bharat Biotech starts phase III trials for COVAXIN
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Hyderabad [India], November 17, (ANI): Bharat Biotech announced the commencement of Phase III trials of COVAXIN on Monday.
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