Ebola vaccine update: Russia claims a breakthrough; Oxford researchers, Serum Institute of India aim to begin trial in 3 monthsA new Ebola vaccine developed by Russian scientists shows promise against the current outbreak strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
27 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first timeThe new mid-stage trial will determine whether the vaccine is effective on people between the ages of 6 and 17, according to an emailed sta...
13 Feb, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Oxford kept COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error, letter showsMuch is riding on the British-developed vaccine, which is being rolled out across the UK and has been touted as a low-cost weapon against t...
01 Feb, 2021, 06.06 PM IST
India in touch with UK drug officials on Oxford Covid-19 vaccine: Vaccine Task Force Committee“India’s drug regulator is in touch with UK drug authorities on the approval progress of the AZ/Oxford vaccine trial,” Vinod Paul, head of ...
15 Dec, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
After varied efficacy data, AstraZeneca to conduct fresh clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccineAstraZeneca/Oxford said this week it would assess why its vaccine candidate generated better efficacy at a lower dose. The statement came a...
27 Nov, 2020, 07.01 AM IST
3 Covid vaccines’ efficacy higher than flu shotsAnthony Fauci, top infectious disease expert in the US, had said the over 90% efficacy of Pfizer vaccine candidate ‘is just extraordinary’ ...
24 Nov, 2020, 07.46 AM IST
Serum says made 40 mn doses of AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine, to make Novavax shot soonSerum said it has enrolled 1,600 participants in India for late-stage trials of AstraZeneca's candidate, and also plans to seek regulatory ...
13 Nov, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
India health authorities betting on AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech vaccines“India will have to focus on the indigenous vaccines and the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. These vaccines are being tested in the India popul...
10 Nov, 2020, 11.55 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccines not near, trials just startedThe first batch of 100 participants in the Indian trial of the vaccine developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca were inoculated on...
13 Oct, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
Oxford, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials resume days after pauseThe study had been previously stopped in July for several days after a participant who got the vaccine developed neurological symptoms; it ...
12 Sep, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
Serum Institute of India officially halts the trial of Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine in India"We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the trials. We are following DCGI's instructions and wil...
11 Sep, 2020, 06.54 AM IST
Will follow DCGI order on Oxford Covid vaccine trial: Serum Institute of IndiaThe regulator had issued a show cause notice to SII on Wednesday evening asking it to explain why trials shouldn’t be suspended. SII had sa...
10 Sep, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
Serum Institute of India to start phase II trials of Oxford vaccine this weekPhase I human trials were completed in the UK. In India, the volunteers will be administered two doses of the potential vaccine. Thereafter...
18 Aug, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
Serum Institute of India to apply for local trials on Oxford's vaccine by AugustSII, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, has tied up with AstraZeneca to manufacture the Covid-19 vaccine. SII’s vaccine candida...
21 Jul, 2020, 01.25 PM IST
Serum Institute to start manufacturing Oxford University's COVID vaccine in 3 weeks; launch by October if trials succeed"Our team has been working closely with Dr Hill from Oxford University, and we are expecting to initiate production of the vaccine in 2-3 w...
26 Apr, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial on 510 humans from todayA total of 510 healthy volunteers, aged 18 to 55, will take part in the trial. While some participants will receive the vaccine – called Ch...
23 Apr, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Oxford university begins enrolling over 500 volunteers for coronavirus vaccine trialThe researchers, working in an “unprecedented” vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19, said they have started screening healthy vol...
28 Mar, 2020, 07.34 PM IST