In a Q&A, Rehan A Khan talks about his firm's strong focus on R&D and its commitment to making drugs affordable
However, experts say that Covaxin induces a wider immune response and thus antibody production against the spike protein may be less intense
According to the minister, India has a number of Covid vaccines and can help other developing countries to make vaccines
So far, India has not allowed heterologous boosting of vaccines
Serum Institute says while patent waivers for Covid-19 vaccines are 'encouraging', demand for vaccines today is declining
Shares in the Danish biotech, which makes the only monkeypox vaccine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, have gained 69% since hitting a low in early May
Omicron has been the dominant strain across the world since January, quickly replacing the Delta variant that had caused a devastating second wave in India
The move could result in the U.N. health agency distributing scarce vaccine doses to rich countries that can otherwise afford them.
The European Union (EU) has signed a deal with Danish manufacturer Bavarian Nordic for the purchase of 109,090 doses of vaccine to curb the spread of monkeypox
On Saturday, the daily vaccination in the state touched 100,000, said Sachin Desai, state immunisation officer
Signs agreement with US biomedical dept
The phase-3 trial for Covaxin was done in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and BBIL
Collaborations not condescension is key to the new world order, he said, adding self-defence and self-reliance preoccupy war-wary leaders in Davos
The products, which are widely available in the US and the European Union, include 23 medicines and vaccines that treat infectious diseases, some cancers and rare and inflammatory conditions
Country now depends on foreign companies and Serum's product is likely to bring down prices.
Smallpox vaccines are around 85 per cent effective in preventing monkeypox infection, and several countries have said they have begun stockpiling them
Domestically produced variant-proof jabs are part of a global project to develop vaccines for future epidemics
The privately held company has a turnover of about Rs 1,000 crore, of which close to 70-80 per cent come from the vaccines business now
The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) recently announced the development of the country's first potential mRNA vaccine candidate to fight against SARS-CoV-2
Serum Institute of India on Friday said it has signed an agreement with the Symbiosis International University earlier this month to set up a research centre for vaccines and biologicals. The R&D (Research & Development) centre will lead the development of new vaccines, technologies, products and innovations in immunisation practices that provide equitable access to life-saving interventions, especially across Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The entity will work towards improving health equity against future pandemics and infectious diseases. It will also ensure cross-programme coordination and collaboration, as the facility will be an ecosystem that would also have R&D centres for stem cells, nanotechnology, medical image analysis, applied artificial intelligence and waste resource management, among others. "The research centre will be instrumental in advancing indigenous capabilities for end-to-end development of any futuristic technology and projects in the ...