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Women take lead in Covid-19 vaccine development: Here's what it teaches us
The core work behind the mRNA approach comes from Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born emigre who came to the U.S. to work on RNA-related issues
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine volunteers say the risk was worth it
Is the Pfizer vaccine the right fit for India, celebrity ambassadors to drum up interest in vaccinations, how herd immunity works-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
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Wockhardt in talks with global vaccine firms for contract manufacturing
UK site would fill-finish 100 mn doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, has 350 mn dose capacity; Aurangabad can make has 1 bn doses, vaccine raw materials
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Covishield's approval process hinges on adverse event investigation
SII has in response stated that the allegations made in the legal notice are 'malicious and misconceived', and that it will seek damages in excess of Rs 100 crore.
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Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%
Commissions a Rs 75 cr viral antigen unit, inaugurates new filling plant
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Lessons from Japan on post-pandemic recovery
Shanghai outbreak traced to cargo from North America, many nations shunning skilled foreign workers, the speed at which Oxford vaccine was developed and other pandemic-related news acorss the globe
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How sophisticated mRNA vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna are and how they work?
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, was 90% effective in preventing infection during the phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled 43,538 participants, with 30% in U.S. and 42% abroad
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Common OCD drug may be used in early treatment for Covid-19, say scientists
In the study, the 152 trial participants, all of whom were 18 years or older, were diagnosed with mild forms of Covid-19
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Vaccine alliance raises $2 billion to buy Covid-19 shots for poor nations
Berkley said $3 billion was still needed for diagnostics and $6.1 billion for therapeutics by the end of 2021
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Interim trial results show Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine 92% effective: Russia
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Monday their shot was more than 90% effective
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Pfizer, BioNTech say their Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
Pfizer and BioNTech SE are first drugmakers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine
Is global logistics industry prepared to deliver Covid vaccines? Not quite
The preparedness of those responsible for moving the medicine from manufacturing sites to health clinics worldwide is paramount because the doses, once in transit, must stay ultra-cold
 "Is global logistics industry prepared to deliver Covid vaccines? Not quite")
China planning to inject students with Covid-19 vaccines yet to be approved
The two shots being developed by CNBG -- which are still in the final, third phase of testing -- were authorized for emergency use in China
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Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads but not anti-vaccination posts
Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations with an exception carved out for advocacy ads about government vaccine policies
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Govt begins micro-planning for administering Covid-19 vaccine to the masses
Centre has asked states to update databases, train manpower, indicate resource requirements
World Coronavirus Dispatch: China seeks to have its vaccine assessed by WHO
Germany's new cases rise most since mid-April, Singapore rushes to open borders, UK's Sunak says jobs a bigger priority than tax rise, and other pandemic-related news across the globe
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Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech to use Kansas firm's adjuvant for Covaxin
Adjuvants may be added to a vaccine to produce more antibodies and longer lasting immunity thus minimising the dose of antigen needed
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Indigenous players on a slow and steady coronavirus vaccine race
Smaller players are bullish on playing crucial role in nation's vaccine infrastructure
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi sees a slowdown in daily new cases
High infection rates across prisons, one in four people not wearing masks, mid-day meals impacted as schools and anganwadis remain shut--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic
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How Russia shortened the Covid-19 vaccine race to declare victory
For years, Putin has pushed to rebuild Russia's prowess in long-neglected life sciences
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