Regulators and drugmakers have faced questions about whether political pressure was overwhelming scientific rigor ahead of the presidential election on Nov. 3
The drug will be evaluated for its ability to prevent infections for up to a year in some people and as a preemptive medicine once patients have been exposed to the virus in others
Most vaccines in human testing require two shots for effectiveness, and developers still aren't even sure if they'll prevent infections
The US government has awarded $486 mn to AstraZeneca Plc to develop and secure supplies of up to 100,000 doses of COVID-19 antibody treatment
AstraZeneca could start profiting from its Covid-19 vaccine as soon as July next year, the Financial Times reported
Clinical trials of AstraZeneca and Oxford University's experimental Covid-19 vaccine have resumed in Japan, almost a month after being put on hold, while discussions with US authorities continue
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Vardhan also said that no significant or drastic mutations had been found in strains of SARS-CoV-2 in India till now
The better view reflects the strong economic pickup in recent months and the vast injection of public resources
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has received information about one Covid-19 vaccine developed and approved in Russia
The top US Food and Drug Administration official confirmed AstraZeneca's US Covid-19 vaccine trial is on hold
MADRID (Reuters) - Some volunteers have quit Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine trial in Spain after news of side effects in a participant in AstraZeneca's trial, the Spanish programme's lead investigator told Reuters on Tuesday.
A WHO official on Tuesday said that the decision by AstraZeneca to pause global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness showed the firm was prioritising safety
AstraZeneca on Saturday said it had restarted its trial in Britain after regulators completed their review of a serious side effect in one trial participant there
Poonawalla estimates that the world will need 15 billion doses of the vaccine if it is taken in two steps
AstraZeneca paused global trials temporarily last week after an unexplained illness in a participant in Britain.
The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, were suspended this week after an illness in a study subject in Britain
DCGI has directed Serum Institute of India to suspend till further orders new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate
From India awaiting drug regulator's nod to restart the vaccine trial to drying up MGNREGA funds, here are top headlines this morning
Soriot sought to reassure investors after the company and its partner confirmed earlier this week that they had temporarily stopped giving people the experimental shot