India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), whose experts are meeting for the second time this week, are also considering approval of a vaccine locally developed by Bharat Biotech, sources …
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The central government on Friday said that four more cases of the mutant coronavirus UK strain have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to …
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This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget. From the South Pacific …
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Coronavirus India Live Updates: 2020 ends with single-day spike of 20,035 cases; WHO clears Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people of the country not to lower their guard even after vaccination, while announcing that the efforts to rapidly deliver a Made-in-India Covid-19 …
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The WHO’s review found that the vaccine met the must-have criteria for safety and efficacy set out by WHO. The World Health Organization on Thursday listed the COVID-19 vaccine from …
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“Unprecedented, difficult and unpredictable”, that’s how Vicky Kaushal defines 2020. Looking up, the wishes that in 2021, the world would get rid of coronavirus. “I hope the vaccine would be …
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The first United States case of the more contagious coronavirus variant that was initially discovered in Britain was found in Colorado on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said, raising the worrisome …
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China has detected its first imported case of the new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly around Britain, according to a publication run by the Chinese Center for Disease Control …
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The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced an extension of the COVID-19 lockdown in the State till January 31, 2021, but with fresh relaxations of curbs. The relaxations will not …
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A more contagious form of the coronavirus has begun circulating in the United States. In Britain, where it was first identified, the new variant became the predominant form of the …
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LONDON — European markets closed lower on Thursday, the final trading day of a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and extraordinary stimulus measures that have tried to mitigate the …
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s New Year’s speeches have typically been aspirational exercises in political agenda setting, touching on dozens of broad themes like immigration and climate change, and sometimes presenting her …
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Filmmaker Aanand L Rai has tested positive for coronavirus. Rai known for films like ‘Zero’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu’, had just finished the shoot of his latest project ‘Atrangi Re’ …
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Cautioning Indians against rumours about coronavirus vaccination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the country is preparing to undertake the world’s largest vaccination drive against the infection. Speaking …
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Healthcare workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment testing people for covid-19 earlier this March in Denver, ColoradoPhoto: Michael Ciaglo (Getty Images) Over the past 24 hours, …
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India has reported five new cases of the mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus — four found by NIV, Pune, and one was sequenced in IGIB, Delhi — taking the total …
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SEOUL: Dozens of elderly South Korean coronavirus patients were transferred from nursing homes to hospitals this week after criticism that government policy had led to a spike in deaths among …
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Stockpiled 75 Million Doses of Vaccine, Will Have 100 mn by Next Week, Says Adar Poonawalla as Health Ministry Meets to Discuss Rollout
Regulator Central Drug Standard Control Organisation’s (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee that met yesterday rejected emergency use authorization (EUA) sought by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech for their Covid-19 …
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Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new variants of the coronavirus, especially the one moving …
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Traces of a new strain of coronavirus were found in two people from the state who recently returned from the United Kingdom, an Uttar Pradesh official said on Wednesday. The …
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Health officials in the United States may be able to use a fluke of COVID-19 testing to monitor the spread of a more contagious form of the virus, which was …
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It is significant for India, as Pune based Serum Institute of India has tied up with AstraZeneca to deploy the vaccine in the country AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved …
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The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the UK government said the country’s regulator had authorized the vaccine after it …
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China clamps down on hidden hunt for coronavirus origins; AP probe reveals pattern of govt secrecy, top-down control – Health News , Firstpost
The Chinese government is monitoring scientists’ findings and mandating that the publication of any research first be approved by a new task force managed by its cabinet under direct orders …
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The German health minister on Wednesday said he could not envisage a relaxation of coronavirus measures when the current set of restrictions expires on January 10. Jens Spahn said he …
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Interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical trials show the vaccine is safe and people who received two doses produced high-level antibodies, according to a statement published Wednesday by Beijing Biological …