Tag: Coronavirus
COVID: Zydus Cadila Vaccine Found Safe In Clinical Trials
Zydus Cadila announced on Thursday that its plasmid DNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 - ZyCoV-D - was found to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic in the phase I and II clinical trials. ....
Karnataka To Reopen Schools Partially From January 1
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday gave his assent for the state sticking to the earlier decision to partially reopen schools from January 1, 2021 onwards. ....
Ex-Himachal CM's Wife Dies After Testing Covid Positive
Two-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shanta Kumar's wife Shailja died of a heart attack early Tuesday in a hospital. She was earlier diagnosed with coronavirus, doctors said. ....
No Approval For Covaxin, Expert Panel Seeks More Data From Bharat Biotech
The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation on Friday has held that the data provided by Bharat Biotech for its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' is not sufficient for grant of emergency use approval and has asked for more information, top sources said.....
Covid-19 Vaccine: India Witnesses Dry Run To Test Systems
As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, conducted a dry run on Saturday to assess their ability and readiness to administer Covid-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country. ....
Bharat Biotech Recruits 23,000 Volunteers For Phase III Trials Of Covaxin
Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced successful recruitment of 23,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for phase-III clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' across multiple sites in India.....
PM Boris Johnson Announces Total Lockdown In England
Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a total coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut risinginfection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. ....
India Records 18K Fresh Covid Cases, 234 Deaths
With 18,139 new coronavirus infections and 234 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 1,04,13,417, while the death toll touched 1,50,570, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. ....
India Records 18,222 New Coronavirus Cases, 228 Deaths In Past 24 Hours
With 18,222 new coronavirus cases and 228 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, India's overall infection tally stood at 1,04,31,639 on Saturday, while the death toll reached 1,50,798, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ....
Indians Not 'guinea Pigs', Stop Covaxin Rollout Till Phase 3 Trials Over: Congress
As the government gears up for the Covid vaccination drive targeting health care and frontline workers, the Congress has cautioned the government that since the 'Covaxin' vaccine has not completed phase-3 trials, it should not be rolled out as Indians are not "guinea pigs". ....
