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Serum Institute of India said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is safe and effective, and the Indian trials are progressing smoothly
The announcement comes as other countries in the region like the Philippines prepare to sign similar deals with AstraZeneca
Oxford said a difference in manufacturing processes led to later phases of the trials having a half-dose given instead of a full one
"The reason we had the half-dose is serendipity," Mene Pangalos, the head of AstraZeneca's non-oncology research and development, told Reuters
Data from global trials to be submitted to the Indian regulator by the end of December
Poonawalla said the company will be able to produce 400 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine by July 2021 and scale up further from there
Pollard said there is no competition between the various research teams, because several vaccines will be needed to bring the global pandemic under control and allow life to return to normal
The vaccine causes few side effects and provokes a response in T-cells that target the virus within 14 days of the first dose and a protective antibody response within 28 days of the booster dose
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Limited number of doses would not be enough to meet India's demand, adds Niti Aayog member
The Indian economy is seen recovering faster than expected and the Reserve Bank is likely to have come to an end of the rate easing cycle, according to global forecasting firm Oxford Economics
President-elect Joe Biden said the news was excellent but did not change the fact that face masks, social distancing would be needed well into next year
There are more than 200 candidates under development and the vaccine being developed by Oxford and licensed to British drugmaker AstraZeneca is seen as a front-runner
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to be one of the first from big pharma to be submitted for regulatory approval, along with Pfizer and BioNTech's candidate
"We confirm the MHRA's (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) rolling review of our potential Covid-19 vaccine," an AstraZeneca spokesman said
The Financial Times reported that the vaccine, being developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca, triggers protective antibodies and T-cells in older age groups. It cited two people familiar with the finding
Brazil's health authority Anvisa said it had been informed on Monday of the study volunteer's death and had received a partial report from an international committee assessing the trial's safety
The experts say that the novel analysis provides even greater clarity and detail about how the vaccine successfully provokes a strong immune response.
The university said it can''t comment on specific incidents but an independent review found no reason to be concerned about the safety of the Brazilian trial