Pfizer vaccine can be stored at -15 to -25 degree C for two weeks
On December 11, 2020 when the U.S. FDA approved the vaccine for emergency use, the storage temperature stipulated was -60
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Moderna’s mRNA vaccine has 94.1% efficacy in final analysis, has applied for EUA
According to the release, the Phase-3 trial has exceeded two months of median follow-up post vaccination as required by the U.S. FDA
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FDA grants emergency use authorisation for convalescent plasma, experts express concern
FDA grants emergency use authorisation for convalescent plasma even in the absence of evidence from randomised, controlled trial. Mr. Trump,
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FDA revokes emergency use authorisation for hydroxychloroquine
On June 15, FDA revoked the emergency use authorisation for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine that was issued on March 27. The
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WHO backs COVID-19 vaccine trials that deliberately infect participants
In new guidelines issued on May 6, WHO has backed human challenge studies for COVID-19 vaccines on the ground that
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Plasma therapy: In a welcome change, ICMR insists on evidence-based approach
ICMR’s insistence on an evidence-based approach to plasma therapy is a welcome change and is in stark contrast to the
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Coronavirus: Randomised, control trial shows hydroxychloroquine does not reduce viral load
Results of a randomised, control trial using hydroxychloroquine drug in 150 COVID-19 patients show that the drug does not reduce
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Coronavirus: Lifting the drug export ban is correct though done under pressure
Given the circumstances, it would be difficult to believe that the decision to lift the restriction was taken independent of
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A safer alternative approach to treat aggressive prostate cancer found
A multi-institutional team led by IIT Kanpur has found the mechanism responsible for the aggressive return of prostate cancer in
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To enslave youth, E-cigarettes use time-tested machinations of big tobacco
The e-cigarettes makers have been following the time-tested machinations of the big tobacco companies to a tee. Using flavours is
Read MorePictorial warning: Will public health override free speech in the U.S?
It is an irony that a country that introduced text health warnings in 1966 and updated it in 1984 to
Read MoreFDA wants to prevent smoking addiction by limiting nicotine in cigarettes
Lower nicotine content in cigarettes is an idea whose time has come. On July 28, 2017, the U.S. Food and
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In defiance, several rogue U.S. federal agency Twitter accounts crop up
Resistance by scientists and show of support for science by the public is reaching a new peak ever since the
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