July 30, 2021 4:45 PM

Govt terms news report misleading wherein it is claimed that Biological E has been denied permission for its COVID vaccine trials in children

<span style="color: #000000;">The Government has termed a news report misleading wherein it is claimed that Biological E has been denied permission for its COVID19 vaccine trials in children. <br />''<br />''The Press Information Bureau of Government of India has said, more data on safety and immunogenicity is asked for consideration of a further extension of their trials in children.</span><br />

July 30, 2021 4:45 PM

Govt terms news report misleading wherein it is claimed that Biological E has been denied permission for its COVID vaccine trials in children

<span style="color: #000000;">The Government has termed a news report misleading wherein it is claimed that Biological E has been denied permission for its COVID19 vaccine trials in children. <br />''<br />''The Press Information Bureau of Government of India has said, more data on safety and immunogenicity is asked for consideration of a further extension of their trials in children.</span><br />

June 19, 2021 12:40 PM

NIV Pune Director says vaccine is effective against all COVID variants

<span style="color: #222222;">India's first indigenous vaccine, Covaxin, has been developed jointly by ICMR, Bharat Biotech and NIV Pune. In an exclusive interview with All India Radio News, Director, NIV Pune, Dr Priya Abraham said the vaccine is effective against all the COVID variants. She added that scientists across the world are busy in genomic surveillance because more variants of the virus are expected.<br />''&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''Tune into the FM Gold...

June 19, 2021 12:40 PM

NIV Pune Director says vaccine is effective against all COVID variants

<span style="color: #222222;">India's first indigenous vaccine, Covaxin, has been developed jointly by ICMR, Bharat Biotech and NIV Pune. In an exclusive interview with All India Radio News, Director, NIV Pune, Dr Priya Abraham said the vaccine is effective against all the COVID variants. She added that scientists across the world are busy in genomic surveillance because more variants of the virus are expected.<br />''&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''Tune into the FM Gold...

December 8, 2020 2:36 PM

UK’s 90-year-old grandmother becomes first person in world to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval. Keenan received the jab at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, this morning, a week before she turns 91.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Britain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech today. The mass inoculat...

December 8, 2020 2:36 PM

UK’s 90-year-old grandmother becomes first person in world to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval. Keenan received the jab at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, this morning, a week before she turns 91.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Britain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech today. The mass inoculat...

July 3, 2020 11:49 AM

Zydus Cadila gets CDSO nod to initiate human clinical trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine

<span style="color: #222222;">The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSO), the National regulatory body for Indian Pharmaceuticals and medical devices, has granted approval to Zydus Cadila to initiate phase I and II human clinical trials in India for its potential COVID-19 vaccine. This is the second potential vaccine after Bharat Biotech COVAXIN which got the approval for human clinical trials.<br />''<br />''The Zydus' vaccine ZyCoV-D developed indigenousl...

July 3, 2020 11:49 AM

Zydus Cadila gets CDSO nod to initiate human clinical trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine

<span style="color: #222222;">The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSO), the National regulatory body for Indian Pharmaceuticals and medical devices, has granted approval to Zydus Cadila to initiate phase I and II human clinical trials in India for its potential COVID-19 vaccine. This is the second potential vaccine after Bharat Biotech COVAXIN which got the approval for human clinical trials.<br />''<br />''The Zydus' vaccine ZyCoV-D developed indigenousl...