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Kanpur emerges as key centre for Covid vaccine trials
After successful human trials of two vaccines, one developed by Bharat Biotech and the other Russian Sputnik, the third vaccine — Zydus Cadilla’s vaccine ZyCov-D — would be given to a set of healthy volunteers in Kanpur.
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) earlier had shortlisted Prakhar Hospital as one of two centres for human trials.
SpiceJet ties up with Om Logistics for COVID-19 vaccine transportation
Recently, the Gurugram-based airline said its dedicated freighter division SpiceXpress has the capability to transport sensitive drugs and vaccines in controlled temperatures ranging from (-)40°c to (+)25°c.
The strategic partnership aims to not only provide a speedy and seamless solution for COVID-19 vaccine movement and delivery, but also to create a sustainable cold chain network both domestically and internationally, SpiceJet said in a release.
India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 97.64 lakh with 31,521 fresh cases
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 92,53,306.
The active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the fourth consecutive day. There are 3,72,293 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 3.81 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
USFDA to scrutinise Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine data for red flags
The FDA found the vaccine highly effective across various demographic groups. But it’s unclear how well the vaccine works in people with HIV and other immune-system disorders.
UAE says Chinese coronavirus vaccine 86% effective, offers few details
It wasn’t immediately clear if the announced results included only those taking part in the testing in the UAE or if they also include results from China and elsewhere.
The statement described the vaccine as receiving official registration without elaborating on what that meant. Emirati officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
Gennova Pharma gets conditional permission for human trial of Covid vaccine
“DBT-BIRAC has facilitated the establishment of the first-of-its-kind mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing platform in India. DBT has provided seed funding for the development of Gennova’s novel self-amplifying mRNA-based vaccine candidate for COVID-19, the DBT had said in a statement earlier.
Apollo hospital ready to vaccinate 1 million people daily
Apollo Hospitals has so far trained 6,000 staff to give out jabs across its network of 71 hospitals, hundreds of clinics and thousands of pharmacies, according to Managing Director Suneeta Reddy, who said the company’s talks with officials in New Delhi had yet to provide any firm guidance.
“We need to know if the government wants to handle the whole thing or allow the private sector to do it,” Reddy said in an interview Tuesday.
“The issue here is how can we double the amount of people that can be vaccinated,” she said from Chennai, adding that Apollo is ready to help in any capacity. The government “can do it, but it will take time.”
Japan to buy 10,500 freezers for coronavirus vaccines
Japan has agreements to buy a total of 290 million doses of the vaccines from Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc, or enough for 145 million people if everyone gets two shots as required.
Pfizer’s vaccines need to be kept at around minus 75 Celsius (minus 103 Fahrenheit, and Moderna’s at about minus 20C, posing logistics problems.
Indian doctors find lead, nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness
High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair development of brains, nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs
The illness has infected more than 300 children, with most of them suffering from dizziness, fainting spells, headaches and vomiting. They have tested negative for COVID-19.
India could authorise COVID-19 vaccines in weeks, 300 million on priority list
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has identified 300 million people, including healthcare workers, policemen, and citizens above the age of 50, who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
“Every single Indian who needs to be vaccinated, will be vaccinated,” Bhushan said, adding that the government expected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete.