India may get COVID-19 antibody by mid 2021: Bernstein Kumar Jeetendra | August 28, 2020 India is likely to acquire an approved COVID-19 vaccine by the first quarter of 2021, global brokerage firm Bernstein said in a report. “We’re optimistic that there will be an approved vaccine in the marketplace by 1Q calendar year 2021 in India,” the report stated. While the vaccine may be available at USD 3-6 (Rs …
A few immunosuppressants don’t build COVID-19 risk: Scientists Kumar Jeetendra | September 15, 2020 Therapeutics which suppress the immune system in people who have inflammatory diseases like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis”are not associated with a significantly greater risk” for contracting COVID-19, according to a study which says these patients should continue taking their medicine as prescribed. Dermatology researchers in the Henry Ford Health System in the US, which treats …
Indo-Israel fast COVID-19 testing examination to fructify in ‘matter of days’: Israeli agent Kumar Jeetendra | October 9, 2020 A game-changer rapid COVID-19 testing technologies being jointly developed by India and Israel should be prepared for rollout in”a matter of days” and it’ll have the ability to give test results in less than a minute by simply requiring an individual to blow into a tube, the Israeli envoy to India has stated. Ambassador Ron …
High-dosage favipiravir ‘strong’ against COVID-19, HCQ totally incapable: Study Kumar Jeetendra | October 11, 2020 Research conducted at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium has found that the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) doesn’t limit the multiplication of the novel coronavirus. However, a very high dose of the flu drug favipiravir does have antiviral efficacy, according to their results. The researchers gave the hamsters either hydroxychloroquine or favipiravir for four …
Oxford University says COVID-19 patients experience symptoms months subsequent to contracting virus Kumar Jeetendra | October 19, 2020 Britain’s Oxford University said on Monday first findings from a study on the long term effect of COVID-19 has discovered a lot of patients discharged from hospitals still experience symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, depression and anxiety two to three months after contracting the virus. The scientists detected abnormalities in many organs and believe persistent inflammation …
China’s Sinovac is sheltered, says Brazil’s leading research organization Kumar Jeetendra | October 20, 2020 São Paulo’s Butantan Institute, one of Brazil’s leading biomedical research centers, which is carrying out the Stage 3 tests, said the two-dose vaccine, called CoronaVac, was secure in a trial thus far involving 9,000 volunteers. But Butantan manager Dimas Covas said data on how effective the vaccine is will not be published until the trial …
Atik Cameras Develops New Products for Use with qPCR Instruments for Accurate, Reliable COVID-19 Testing Kumar Jeetendra | October 22, 2020 NORWICH, UK – (October 22, 2020) – Life Science Newswire – In response to global demand for dependable technologies designed to optimize COVID-19 testing, Atik Cameras, specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced scientific imaging solutions, has developed the new VS255 and VS825 cameras for use specifically with quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) instruments — the …
GSK, Sanofi to make 200 million doses accessible for COVID-19 antibody union Kumar Jeetendra | October 28, 2020 French drugmaker Sanofi SA and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline plan to create 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate accessible to the vaccine allocation program co-led by GAVI and the World Health Organization. The companies said on October 28 they have signed a statement of intent with vaccine alliance GAVI, which is coordinating the global plan …
Singapore working on making sure about arrangement of COVID-19 vaccines Kumar Jeetendra | November 10, 2020 Singapore will work towards procuring a”portfolio” of all COVID-19 vaccines to appeal to various parts of the populace instead of relying upon a single vaccine,” Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on November 10. Speaking during a digital media conference by the multi-ministry job force on COVID-19, Gan said that the application of a vaccine …
Sputnik V vaccine authorized in India Kumar Jeetendra | April 13, 2021 Moscow, April 13, 2021 – The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces that Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus in the country. India has become the 60th country to approve Sputnik V. Sputnik V is one of only three …
Singapore endorses Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 antibody for use in 12 to 15-year-olds Kumar Jeetendra | May 18, 2021 Singapore has authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15 years old in a bid to extend protection to more groups as the country tackles a recent increase of infections, officials said on Tuesday.“The data showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated high efficacy consistent with that observed in …
Another COVID-19 immunization enters last trial phase Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 Production of another potential vaccine against COVID-19 will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday as they launched a large Phase III trial enrolling 35,000 adult volunteers in the United States, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The study will test the effectiveness of vaccine candidate formulas against the virus that spread from …
