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Bharat Biotech Awaits Approval To Roll Out Covaxin To Children Aged 2-8 Yrs
Bharat Biotech after submitting vaccine trial reports of "Covaxin" amongst beneficiaries aged between 2-8 years, said that they are awaiting the approval from the drug regulators. Upon receiving approval, Covaxin will become "one of the first vaccines in the world" to be administered to beneficiaries belonging to the said age group. After reviewing the results, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) recommended the grant of the vaccine.
Tags: Bharat biotech, Covaxin, DCGI, Vaccine Trial
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Zydus Cadila Vaccine To Be launched On Gandhi Jayanti
The Government is conducting talks about the pricing of Zydus Cadila before its expected launch on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. ZyCoV-D is the the world's first DNA based vaccine against Covid-19. However the final meeting for fixing the final price of vaccine is likely to be held this week. The vaccine dose is costlier than that of Covishield but still affordable compared to other vaccination options.
Tags: Covid-19, Coronavirus Vaccines, zycov-D, Vaccine Trial
Courtesy: The Economic Times
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No 'Scientific Rationale' In Conducting Phase-3 Trials Of Sputnik: Dr Reddy's Labs
Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has been denied to conduct phase-3 trials of Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine in India. An expert committee of CDSCO has refused the company to conduct trials because it was unable to find the "scientific rationale" behind it. Last September, the company collaborated with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Dr, Dr. Reddy's Laboratory, Sputnik V, Vaccine Trial
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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#ArrestBillGates Trends Over His Connection In Faulty Vaccine Trials
#ArrestBillGates trended in India with on May 30 with netizens demanding action against Bill Gates. The furore came after a report alleged Bill of funding NGO PATH which conducted unauthorised vaccine trials on tribal girls in India. Reportedly, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the NGO clinically tested Merck’s Gardasil and GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix vaccines on 14,000+ tribal girls in Telangana’s Khammam during 2019 which went… read-more
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