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Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Andrei Kelin said that there was no sense in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada

19 Jul 2020 3:33 PM

Zydus Cadila to end COVID-19 vaccine trial in 2021

Cadila’s vaccine candidate, known as ZyCov-D, is one of dozens being developed around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic

17 Jul 2020 3:24 PM

Russia to mass-produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine

The first human trial of the vaccine, a month-long test on 38 people, ended this week, and Phase III trial is set to begin in August

16 Jul 2020 8:26 PM

Chinese firm SinoPharm boasts about using workers to 'pre-test' vaccine

The company’s claim that 30 ‘special volunteers’ rolled up their sleeves for pre-test without a government approval raises ethical concerns

16 Jul 2020 1:02 PM

More than 150 countries sign up to ensure fair distribution of COVID vaccine

However, the Gavi alliance might also allow the 70 rich countries among this 150 to stockpile the vaccine for their own citizens

16 Jul 2020 11:39 AM

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Gilead starts testing inhaled version of remdesivir for COVID-19

Gilead also plans to start additional clinical trials to evaluate remdesivir when used in combination with anti-inflammatory medicines

09 Jul 2020 9:10 AM

Central government MoST likely very confused over COVID-19 vaccine

Ministry of Science & Technology says a vaccine is unlikely before 2021, and then redacts statement

06 Jul 2020 10:47 AM

Prithviraj Chavan questions ICMR plans for vaccine by Aug 15

To support his claims, Chavan referred to article in New York Times saying “Can a vaccine for Covid-19 be developed in record time?”

05 Jul 2020 11:44 AM

Amid criticism, ICMR defends move to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine trial

ICMR said that the letter by DG Dr Balram Bhargawa was intended to cut unnecessary red tape, without bypassing any necessary process.

04 Jul 2020 10:26 PM

CPI(M): ICMR hastening coronavirus vaccine to help PM Modi announce it on Independence Day

The apex research body wrote to select medical institutions to fast-track clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin.

04 Jul 2020 1:56 PM

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Global COVID-19 fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion

Many leaders stress that an eventual vaccine should be available to anyone who needs it

28 Jun 2020 9:28 AM

Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind

Rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first

18 Jun 2020 12:01 PM

Panacea Biotech to partner with US firm Refana for COVID-19 vaccine

The collaboration aims to make more than 500 million doses of vaccine candidate, with over 40 million doses to be available early next year

10 Jun 2020 12:07 PM

AstraZeneca approaches Gilead about potential merger

Gilead, AstraZeneca and several other drugmakers are racing to develop vaccines for COVID-19

07 Jun 2020 4:06 PM

Scientists hunt for pandemic hotspots to test vaccines

Transmission rates may be at such low levels at some places that there is not enough disease circulating to truly test potential vaccines

01 Jun 2020 4:17 PM

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Over 130 drugs under trail to treat Covid19, remdesivir leading contender: scientists

Remdesivir is helping people recover faster, and is lowering the death rate among critically ill patients

23 May 2020 5:14 PM

Asia shares, oil rally on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

Oil prices jumped to their highest in over two months, as the easing of global lockdowns boosted

19 May 2020 9:15 AM

Covid-19: Close red light areas to avoid 72% of projected cases, say experts

Indians are at a much lower risk of getting Covid-19 if red light areas are kept closed until an effective treatment is found.

16 May 2020 4:00 PM

Health groups want India to rescind Gilead drug patents

Advocacy groups want remdesivir to be distributed more fairly to coronavirus patients around the world.

15 May 2020 11:46 AM

France calls foul as Sanofi announce that US will get virus vaccine first

Sanofi sparked controversy after announcing that US patients would get their vaccine first as US government was helping to fund the vaccine

14 May 2020 4:44 PM

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