So far, the Pfizer-BioNTtech and Moderna vaccines, made through a novel platform technology never used in humans before, are proven to have maximum efficacy

The government, in this phase, will vaccinate people over 60 and individuals over 45 with comorbidities to rein in the rising number of more infectious virus strains leading to a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some states

Biological E has tied up with vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. And, it plans to start the Phase 3 trial of the candidate licensed from Baylor College next week

Russia has already approved two COVID-19 vaccines, Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona, which were also granted approval before seeing any late-stage trial results

Saying that vaccination is necessary to fight the pandemic, Guleria urged people to not be afraid of the vaccine as it is totally safe.

Having reported the highest number of coronavirus infections after the United States, and with the world's biggest vaccine-making capacity, India says it has been the fastest to reach many inoculation milestones

With no relief in sight from incessant rise in petrol and diesel prices, people turned to Twitter to vent their frustrations on the matter; The central government is set to notify the rules under new labour codes, which will have an impact on employees' cost to company (CTC) as well as employers' wage bills; Vaccination drive against COVID-19 and improving economic indicators have enthused employers to recruit. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Amazon to manufacture Fire TV Stick in India from this year

Serum Institute has applied for registration with Health Canada with the help of Toronto-based Verity Pharmaceuticals, Adar Poonawalla said

Total 35 persons have been hospitalised after being administered a vaccine so far, which account for 0.0004 per cent of the total vaccinations

Earlier, Dr Reddy's had said it expects to roll out Sputnik V vaccine in India in March via Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) after the completion of Phase 3 trials.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said some poor countries are being supplied the vaccine on a grant basis, while some nations wanted it on par with the price that the Indian government pays to the vaccine makers

India boasts one of the biggest pharmaceutical industries globally and several countries have already approached it for procuring COVID-19 vaccines

The British researchers behind the trial said data on vaccinating people with the two different types of coronavirus vaccines could help understanding of whether shots can be rolled out with greater flexibility around the world

Earlier, The Lancet had stated that Russia's experimental COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V is 91.6 per cent affective against coronavirus infection. These results are based on Phase 3 trials of the vaccine in which 20,000 people had participated

Bharat Biotech will supply initial doses to be used in the US upon Ocugen's receipt of an EUA from the US regulatory authorities

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The dosing mishap was presented to the trial participants in a letter dated June 8 as an opportunity for University of Oxford researchers to learn how well the vaccine works at different doses

Serum in its reply stated that both the companies operate in different product categories and there is no scope for confusion over the trademark

Coronavirus vaccine: J&J plans to seek emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration next week. It has said it plans to deliver 1 billion doses in 2021 and will produce the vaccine in the United States, Europe, South Africa and India

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