Page 28 - Vaccine

Govt in talks with industry on production of Gilead's remdesivir for trials

Checks with industry on when can production begin here for trials

Coronavirus vaccine production will start in 3 weeks: Serum Institute

Hopes to bring it to the market by October if human clinical trials are successful

Gilead disputes report of anti-viral drug remdesivir failing Covid-19 trial

It comes days after another report of rapid recovery in fever and respiratory symptoms in some patients with Covid-19 who were treated with remdesivir at the University of Chicago Medicine hospital

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.

India to test 100-yr-old vaccine on adults as war on Covid-19 hots up

The 100-yr old vaccine has an established safety profile; if effective, it can hit the market within this year

COVID-19 vaccine likely to be announced by Israel scientists soon: Report

The development process, however, requires a series of tests and experiments that may last many months before the vaccination is deemed effective or safe to use, the report said

Threat... and opportunity

One positive outcome of the coronavirus crisis may be a review of vaccine research and development processes

Sanofi, US govt join hands to expedite development of coronavirus vaccine

Sanofi plans to further investigate an advanced pre-clinical SARS vaccine candidate that could protect against COVID-19

Vardhan reviews preparedness of states for roll out of IMI 2.0 from Dec 2

Now, the government is poised to launch IMI 2.0 between December 2019 March 2020 seeking to escalate efforts to achieve 100 per cent national immunization coverage across India.

First large-scale malaria vaccine trials for Africa

3,60,000 children to be vaccinated between 2018 and 2020