The new law fast-tracks Indian citizenship for non-Muslims from three neighboring nations including Bangladesh
If the data is found satisfactory, an approval for Covishield, Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate, can come in by the first week of January
The companies said 48 volunteers will be enrolled at three dose levels and expect to begin dosing the trial participants in the first week of January
Serum Institute of India said the volunteer was "falsely laying the blame for his medical problems on the vaccine trial"
A Chennai-based volunteer had developed severe neurological complications after first dose of vaccination of Covishield which is under development at Serum Institute
Experts ask Bharat Biotech for phase 3 data, Serum's UK approval status
The application submitted by the Pfizer was not discussed at the SEC meeting as the company has requested for more time for giving its presentation
Having achieved the first goal of seeing whether the vaccines work, we can be more ambitious and design studies to assess whether and how much they reduce transmission, says Kang
ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said that in the case of temporary licensure or emergency use, the regulator had to be satisfied with the risk-benefit ratio.
Coronavirus live updates: At 18,55,341, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 894,004, Andhra Pradesh 872,288, Tamil Nadu 791,552, and Kerala 639,664
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There is still time before SII can start supplying to the low and medium income countries through Gavi
After the Indian arm of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation
Serum Institute is making AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in India and has applied for emergency use authorisation.
According to the ICMR, the SII has already manufactured 40 million doses of the vaccine under the at-risk manufacturing and stockpiling license it obtained from the DCGI
The ethics committee has seven members, including a chairperson who has to be from outside the institution where the trial is being conducted.
The DCGI arrived at the conclusion on Wednesday based on the recommendations of an independent expert committee which has also opined that compensation should not be paid to the volunteer
Health ministry to come out with guidelines that will address the issues around vaccine safety to create awareness and dispel misinformation
The British drugmaker has said its COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 90% effective if administered as a half dose followed by a full dose