DCGI issues notice to Serum Institute over AstraZeneca's trial suspension

DGCI sought an immediate reply, saying else "it shall be construed that you have no explanation to offer and action will be taken"

Serum Institute begins phase 2 clinical trial of Oxford COVID vaccine

In all 25 candidates will given the vaccine in the next seven days, according to Dr Lalwani

Novavax reported that its experimental vaccine produced high levels of antibodies against coronavirus in a small, early-stage clinical trial

Fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction online with hundreds of thousands of believers

Leading vaccine major Serum Institute of India has said that it is hoping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine by the year-end

The African continent overall has more than 433,000 confirmed virus cases, while South Africa alone has 2,900 casualties due to virus

Slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in trials, which are underway for more than a dozen potential vaccines

Researchers share initial results of the trial with WHO, “and we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the coming days,” it said

The new cases have raised fears of a second wave of infections as China had largely brought its domestic outbreak under control

Health experts say the world could be months, if not years, away from having a vaccine available to everyone