How can India contain the second wave?
When do you think the second wave is likely to peak? And when we see such a peak, what do you think will be the number of daily cases? Gautam…
Category: Covishield
In a major shift, India fast-tracks restricted use approval for vaccines developed in other countries
The vaccines that would be eligible for the fast-track approval will include those that have been granted an EUA by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency…
180 deaths following COVID-19 vaccination reported in India
In all, 492 severe and serious AEFI have been classified by the AEFI Secretariat of the immunisation technical support unit (ITSU) at the Health Ministry. Classification has been completed for…
Health Ministry reveals the names of SEC members for vaccine approval
Names of the ten members Dr. Varsha Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh; 2) Dr. Archana Thakur, Medical Director, Professor and HOD (Microbiology), G.B. Pant Hospital,…
Achieving vaccine equity by making comorbidities redundant for those above 45 years
By following the U.K. model of vaccinating people based on age bands rather than focussing on comorbidities, millions of people would become eligible to receive the vaccine and be fully…
Will adenovirus antibodies reduce the efficacy of vector vaccines?
While it is unclear if pre-existing antibodies to adenovirus vector will affect vaccine efficacy, it is possible that repeated vaccination using adenovirus-based vaccine either as a booster or as annual vaccination, if the need arises, will result in reduced efficacy due to vector immunity.
Covaxin should no longer be available in ‘clinical trial mode’
The vaccine efficacy was measured based on symptomatic COVID-19 disease — mild, moderate or severe — two weeks after the second dose. The interim analysis undertaken at the first endpoint…
IGIB: In vaccinated people, Covishield first dose is highly immunogenic if already infected
The results have been posted on medRxiv preprint server. Preprints are yet to be peer-reviewed and published in scientific journals. Though measurements were made only till day 28 after the…
