Gennova closes in on nod for mRNA vax developed in IndiaGennova had in April submitted interim data on India's first indigenously developed mRNA Covid-19 vaccine to the Central Drug Standard Cont...
10 Jun, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
No more jabs: Nasal Covid vaccines may be the future as they treat the infection right where it startsNasal vaccines are administered, as the name suggests, through the nose.
30 May, 2022, 10.15 AM IST
China crushed Covid, now Covid Zero could crush ChinaAuthorities are fighting to curb the spread of the omicron variant among a population that lacks natural immunity and only has access to ho...
02 Apr, 2022, 10.37 AM IST
Do Covid-19 boosters cause more or fewer side effects? How quickly does protection wane? Your questions answeredMany people are wondering how booster side effects compare to the first two doses, when they can get a booster dose after COVID infection, ...
22 Feb, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
An omnipresent truth! Merriam-Webster declares 'vaccine' as the 2021 word of the yearAt Merriam-Webster, lookups for 'vaccine' increased 601% over 2020.
29 Nov, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
AstraZeneca invests in Imperial's self-amplifying RNA technology with eye on future drugsVaxEquity, a startup founded by Imperial vaccinologist Robin Shattock, could receive up to $195 million if certain milestones are met, in a...
23 Sep, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
2 billion Covid jabs to be available between August & December: GovernmentThe new ambitious projections assume significant capacity expansion of the two current vaccine-makers as well as the launch of five new vac...
14 May, 2021, 07.00 AM IST
In US, Indian doctors become face of pro-vaccine, social media pushEven as concerns about the effectiveness and complications resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine makes a section of Indians skeptical about t...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
China starts work on plant for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate: MediaThe mRNA technology contains instructions for human cells to make proteins that mimic part of the coronavirus, and is used in vaccines from...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
Some vaccines that require cold chain at -70°C not ‘ideal’ for India: ExpertsFormer director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr NK Ganguly, told TOI that most of the Covid vaccines being developed ...
16 Nov, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Two more local drug companies join the race for coronavirus vaccineHyderabad-based Auro Vaccines and Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals are the latest to enter the fray, people in the know told.
05 May, 2020, 06.41 AM IST