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Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine raises hopes with strong trial results

Blood samples taken from a group of UK volunteers given a dose of the vaccine showed that it stimulated the body to produce both antibodies and killer T-cells

Positive news on Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine may be announced on Thursday

AstraZeneca's experimental vaccine is probably the world's leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said in June

Lakshmi Mittal gifts GBP 3.5 mn to Oxford for developing Covid-19 vaccine

Lakshmi Mittal said, "This year has been a wake-up call to the world to be better prepared for pandemics, which, as we have all experienced, can cause massive social and economic disruption."

Mamata Banerjee invited to speak at Oxford Union debate next year

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has received an invitation to speak at The Oxford Union Debate next year

Covid-19 crisis: Race to develop vaccine gets a booster as field widens

On Thursday, CDSCO also approved Zydus Cadila's plasmid DNA vaccine candidate ZyCoV-D, developed at its Vaccine Technology Centre in Ahmedabad.

Covid-19: Brazil announces agreement with UK to produce Oxford vaccine

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced an agreement with the UK to acquire technology to locally produce a Covid-19 vaccine currently being developed by the Oxford University and AstraZeneca

Human trial begins of Imperial College London's candidate Covid-19 vaccine

Imperial College London's vaccine candidate is being developed and trialled with the help of more than £41 million in funding from the UK government and a further £5 million in philanthropic donations

WHO suggests usage of dexamethasone steroid for critical Covid-19 cases

The preliminary trial was conducted over random 2,100 hospitalised Covid-19 patients, and about 4,300 hospitalized Covid-19 patients who were randomized to receive the usual standard of care

Part of a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin scientist on Covid vaccine plan

Chandrabali Datta, who was born in Kolkata, works in the Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility at the Oxford University's Jenner Institute

Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trial has 50% chance of 'no result'

The University of Oxford last week announced that the advance human trial of the vaccine will involve up to 10,260 volunteers across the UK

Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine moves to next stage of human trials

The first phase of the trial began last month with 1,000 healthy adults aged 55 and under as volunteers.

Oxford University's candidate for coronavirus vaccine fails animal tests

The vaccine's failure to prevent the virus from attacking the rhesus macaque is a setback and kills the hope of treating humans

Despite tireless efforts, we may never find a Covid-19 vaccine: UK official

Meanwhile, around half of the doctors in the UK working during the coronavirus pandemic fear for their health, according to a new survey by the Royal College of Physicians

Oxford University hoping to get the Covid-19 vaccine ready by September

Last month, researchers at Montana's National Institutes of Health inoculated several rhesus macaque monkeys with small doses of the Oxford vaccine

World coronavirus dispatch: No lockdown exit strategy in sight in the UK

From governors in the US weighing reopening of states, to Asia struggles with its lockdowns, and the challenges of post-Covid-19 care - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Covid vaccine: Oxford injects first participants in 'highly ambitious' plan

The British government supports Oxford University's work, and the first human trials started on Thursday, Health Minister Matt Hancock said.

Covid-19 vaccine: Oxford University to start human trials from today

The vaccine will be tested on around 500 volunteers and will focus on safety and tolerability, as well as providing an initial assessment of how effective the shot is

Oxford university starts enrolling 500 volunteers for virus vaccine trial

Interested individuals can volunteer to participate on the Covid-19 vaccine website

Greta Thunberg meets her 'role model' Malala Yousafzai at Oxford university

Thunberg is set to join a school strike in Bristol this week while Yousafzai is studying at the University of Oxford

Yale to MIT: Top global varsities protest against crackdown in Jamia, AMU

Students and teachers at Columbia University also issued a solidarity statement and have planned a protest march.