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Government approved Sputnik-V vaccine in India

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Government approved Sputnik-V vaccine in India

The government on Monday approved Sputnik-V, the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by Russia. This is the third vaccine approved by India after Covishield and Covaxin. Dr Reddy's Laboratories, the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, last week sought the government's approval for the vaccine to be used in India. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) partnered with Dr Reddy's in September 2020 to conduct clinical trials of Sputnik V in India. The Russian vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6% and is conducting its Phase III clinical trials…

AstraZeneca has “voluntarily paused” the clinical human trials after unexpected illness in volunteers.

COVID-19 Vaccine Update: In a rather unfortunate turn on the COVID-19 vaccine front, pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has said that it “voluntarily paused” the clinical human trials of its vaccine candidate ‘Covishield’ with University of Oxford after one of the volunteers developed an unexpected illness. “As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine, our standard review process was triggered and we voluntarily paused vaccination to allow a review of safety data by an independent committee,” the pharma said in a statement. According to…

Russia announces world’s first COVID-19 vaccine; Vladimir Putin’s daughter gets first shot

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched the country’s first coronavirus vaccine dubbed 'Sputnik V', touted as the first in the world too. Putin’s daughter received a shot of the vaccine. The country has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine early Tuesday, August 11, amid widespread concerns about the rapidly developed vaccine’s safety. Earlier, it was reported that Moscow would register its COVID-19 vaccine candidate on Wednesday, August 12. Last week, the Health Ministry announced that it plans to begin mass production in September and launch a mass vaccination drive in October. The…