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Some coronavirus mutations may help it evade immune system's T-killer cells, say scientistsWhile antibodies dock directly onto viruses to neutralise them, the scientists, including those from the Medical University of Vienna in Au...
'Please get in touch': Britain hunts mystery spreader of Brazil variantBritain said six cases had been detected of the "P.1" variant identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus, against which current vaccines ap...
No data on efficacy of India's COVID vaccines against South African, Brazilian variants: ScientistsOn Tuesday, the Health Ministry said four people were detected with the South Africa variant of SARS-CoV-2 and one tested positive for the ...
Uttar Pradesh sets up 311 centres across 75 districts for coronavirus vaccinationAdditional Chief Secretary of Health Amit Mohan Prasad said, "Vaccination will be held at 311 places in all the 75 districts of the state o...
How the novel coronavirus wreked havoc around the world in 2020 and what lies aheadHow the novel coronavirus wrecked havoc around the world in 2020 and what lies ahead
UAE starts Covid-19 vaccinations in capitalThe wealthy Gulf nation is one of the first countries to start widespread inoculation, after Britain became the first to roll out a campaig...
Three vaccine candidates in different stages of clinical trial: Harsh VardhanReplying to a discussion in Lok Sabha on the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Minister said there are 13,000 quarantine centres in the coun...
World Health Organization chief Tedros calls for end to 'vaccine nationalism'"(Acting) strategically and globally is actually in each country's national interest - no one is safe until everyone is safe," he told a vi...
Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October, health workers first in lineA source told Reuters this week that Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine, developed by a state research facility, would secure local ...
Phase II trial finds Chinese COVID-19 vaccine is safe, induces immune responseA phase II clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, conducted in China, has found that it is safe and induces an immune response, a ...
Zydus Cadila aims to complete trial of coronavirus vaccine by March: Chairman Pankaj PatelCadila's vaccine candidate, known as ZyCov-D, is one of dozens being developed around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
ICMR plans to study whether novel coronavirus strain in India changed formHowever, the study can begin once the lockdown is lifted since currently there are difficulties involved in transportation of samples from ...
DBT approves funding for three companies for developing coronavirus vaccineThe DBT said a multifaceted approach is being adopted to ensure that vaccine companies utilising different platforms and at different stage...
Hope to get nasal vaccine against Covid-19 into market in 12-18 months: Hyderabad-based Bharat BiotechKrishna M Ella, a molecular biologist and chairman and managing director of the Bharat Biotech, spoke to TOI's Surendra Singh in an exclusi...
Will take one-and-a-half to two years for India to develop vaccine for COVID-19: Health MinistryThe novel coronavirus has affected 73 people in India, including 17 foreign nationals. The 17 affected foreign nationals include 16 Italian...
Serum Institute to be ready with coronavirus vaccine by 2022SII announced that a vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 2,000 people in China since its outbreak in De...
Sanofi joins hands with US govt to expedite development of coronavirus vaccineAs part of the initiative, the company said it will collaborate with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the ...