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Oxford vaccine phase 3 trials resume after halt over safety concerns
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 12 (ANI): The third phase of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trial has resumed in the UK, days after it was halted over safety concerns.
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DCGI directs Serum Institute to suspend any new recruitment in phase 2, 3
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani on Friday ordered the pharma giant Serum Institute of India (SII) to suspend any new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine till further orders.
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Equity gauges end flat amid gloomy investor sentiment
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed at near-flat levels on Friday as investors remained cautious about adverse news flow of Covid-19 vaccine trials, simmering India-China geopolitical tensions and a sharp sell-off in US equities.
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AstraZeneca CEO says COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by end of year despite
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot on Wednesday expressed hopes that a vaccine against the novel coronavirus developed by the pharmaceutical company would be ready by the end of 2020 or early 2021, despite having to pause clinical trials.
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New Australian software tracks COVID-19 mutations that threaten vaccine ef
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian researchers have developed a new tool to help tackle the problem of mutations in COVID-19, which could render prospective vaccines ineffective.
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Brazil's Bahia state to study Russian coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement with Russia for access to data on the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, and intends to conduct its clinical trials, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported.
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No certainty US will have COVID-19 vaccine before election day: NIH Chief
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told Congress on Wednesday that it is impossible to say if the United States will have a COVID-19 vaccine by the November presidential election, although he is cautiously optimistic one wil
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Serum Institute says will adhere to DCGI instructions after show cause ove
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Hours after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) issued a show-cause notice Serum Institute of India (SII) asking for an explanation as to why the ongoing clinical trial of Covishield vaccine candidate has not been suspended till doubts about
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DCGI sends show cause notice to Serum Institute for not pausing trial of
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Drugs Regulator General of India (DCGI) has issued a show-cause notice to pharma giant Serum Institute of India (SII) asking for an explanation as to why the ongoing clinical trial of Covishield vaccine candidate has not been suspended till doubts
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials not paused in India, clarifies Serum Instit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): After AstraZeneca suspended the trials of COVID-19 vaccine in the UK, Indian pharmaceutical giant Serum Institue of India (SII) on Wednesday clarified that testing of the possible vaccine candidate in India is ongoing and has not faced any issue so far.
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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial paused due to unexplained illness
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI): UK-based biopharma giant AstraZeneca has said that the phase 3 testing of its COVID-19 vaccine being developed with Oxford University has been put on hold, due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom.
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Maduro says Russian coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Venezuela in Septembe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be delivered to Venezuela in September 2020 for clinical trials.
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