Completion of COVID-19 vaccine trials could take at least six-nine months, says Soumya Swaminathan
A realistic (but very optimistic) timeline from the start of Phase-1 to the completion of Phase-3 could be about
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Clinical trial
A day after ICMR faces flak, it reverses stand and says fast-tracking was only to cut red tape
A day after serious concerns were raised, ICMR has reversed its stand. It says its decision to fast-track the trial
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ICMR threatens principal investigators to complete COVID-19 vaccine trial by August 15
On July 2, ICMR had sent a threatening letter sent to principal investigators at 12 sites to complete the Phase-1/phase-2
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Why developing, manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in India becomes important
With the pandemic raging across many countries and the demand for a safe, efficacious vaccine being huge, availability of an
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Serum Institute may manufacture 2-3 million Oxford vaccine doses in July
The results of the Phase-1 clinical trial of the Oxford vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) to prevent infection by novel coronavirus are
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COVID-19: Two doses of Oxford vaccine boost immune responses in pigs
While a single dose induced antigen-specific antibody and T cells responses in pigs, the booster dose enhanced the antibody responses
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Gilead to begin testing inhaled remdesivir for early-stage treatment
Gilead plans to begin a Phase-1 clinical trial in August of an inhaled version of remdesivir for early-stage COVID-19 treatment
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Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent deaths, RECOVERY trial finds
The RECOVERY trial, a large randomised controlled trial in the UK to test five drugs, found that hydroxychloroquine drug did
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Remdesivir trial results: NEJM, NIAID and Gilead provide conflicting information
Information shared by the three stakeholders — NEJM, NIAID and Gilead — on critical issues about whether the drug’s ability
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Phase-1 trial: Adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine found safe, induces immune responses
A phase-1 trial using a single dose of a vaccine (Ad5-nCoV) that uses a recombinant adenovirus type-5 vector that carries
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Monkeys resist coronavirus reinfection; six DNA vaccines show promise in animal studies
Six rhesus macaque monkeys were resistant to reinfection following exposure to novel coronavirus. Compared with nose, the lungs had very
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Recovery Trial for COVID-19 to test five drugs
The Recovery Trial will test five already approved drugs — HIV drug Lopinavir-Ritonavir, anti-inflammatory corticosteroid (dexamethasone), anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and
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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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