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Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Indian scientists divided over restricted use approval for Covaxin

In a tweet on January 14, the Health Ministry said both Covishield and Covaxin approved for restricted use by the Indian regulator are safe. The Health Ministry released a statement…

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Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Vaccine dilemma: To take or not to take Covaxin

True, in the U.S., vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna are available and recipients, who are health-care workers and nursing home residents, have no option to choose the vaccine. In…

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Posted on January 8, 2021

I would not take Covaxin without efficacy data: Gagandeep Kang

Scientists, manufacturers and drug regulators have been speeding up the timelines to develop, test and approve vaccines for emergency use. Three safe and efficacious vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca…

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Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

With hasty approval, India squanders an opportunity to build trust in COVID-19 vaccine

Transparency in the approval process is vital for gaining the trust of people so that they don’t hesitate to take the vaccine. If there is already some degree of anxiety…

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Posted on December 11, 2020

By putting the vaccine approval on hold for want of data, DCGI has underscored its priorities

The greatly reassuring decision to seek additional safety and immunogenicity data from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India and Hyderabad’s Bharat Biotech underlines the regulator’s priorities even for emergency use…

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Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

Transparency in COVID-19 vaccine trials vital to gain public trust

Unlike Pfizer, AstraZeneca, which is carrying out the phase-3 trials of the Oxford vaccine in four countries, is yet to secure a nod from any of the regulatory agencies despite…

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Posted on January 7, 2020February 3, 2020

‘Serum’s pneumococcal vaccine will be available by June 2020’

Serum Institute is optimistic that its pneumococcal vaccine will be available in India by June 2020. The vaccine is yet to be approved by the DCGI. But phase-3 trial data…

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Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020

WHO prequalifies Serum’s low-cost pneumococcal vaccine

WHO has prequalified Pune-based Serum Institute’s pneumococcal conjugate vaccine made of 10 serotypes that are widely prevalent and cause pneumonia in Latin America, Africa and Asia. The vaccine will cost…

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