Reneging on the ‘no-profit pledge’ to supply Oxford vaccine
On the say day the release was sent out announcing the partnership with AstraZeneca, Oxford University also tweeted saying that the
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Month: January 2021
With more vaccines than vaccinations, India exports Covishield before expiry date
It is true that while the U.S. took 10 days to breach the one-million mark and the U.K. took 18
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Study finds Covaxin effective against the UK variant
The sera from people vaccinated with Covaxin were tested against the same strain used for making the vaccine, another strain
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Glitches in CoWIN also responsible for low COVID-19 vaccine uptake
On January 16, the first day of COVID-19 vaccination in the country, at about only 1.91 lakh health-care workers taking
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Indian scientists divided over restricted use approval for Covaxin
In a tweet on January 14, the Health Ministry said both Covishield and Covaxin approved for restricted use by the
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Vaccine dilemma: To take or not to take Covaxin
True, in the U.S., vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna are available and recipients, who are health-care workers and nursing
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Serious violations in Covaxin trial in Bhopal show nothing has changed since the egregious HPV vaccine trial
The phase-3 clinical trial of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, by a private hospital in the Bhopal-based Peoples College of
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New challenges in conducting COVID-19 vaccine trials in India
The Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadilla only recently got the regulatory permission to carry out phase-3 trial and has to begin the
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I would not take Covaxin without efficacy data: Gagandeep Kang
Scientists, manufacturers and drug regulators have been speeding up the timelines to develop, test and approve vaccines for emergency use.
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Stamp out the avian influenza virus quickly
While avian influenza virus crossing the species barrier and directly infecting humans happens only occasionally, human-to-human spread has been rare and not sustained. But mutations in the virus or genetic reassortment could likely result in sustained transmission between humans thus increasing the risk of a pandemic influenza.
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Can the lockdown in England control new variant spread?
As on December 4, U.K has reported 2.7 million cases and over 75,500 deaths, the second highest death toll in
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With hasty approval, India squanders an opportunity to build trust in COVID-19 vaccine
Transparency in the approval process is vital for gaining the trust of people so that they don’t hesitate to take
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Why people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection still need to be vaccinated
Since vaccine shortage is expected to last at least for a few months, it may seem appealing to delay or
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