Reading the article, it seems like they might have also mistakenly discovered a different dosage method of administering the vaccine. Yes, this method would also need to undergo a proper trial across all age groups, but it might also work out in the end.
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia are self-isolating after testing positive for the new coronavirus, the royal palace said Thursday.
A 40-year-old volunteer for ‘Covishield’, the candidate vaccine being tested by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has sued the company for ₹5 crore, alleging that the vaccine triggered an adverse reaction, which includes neurological impairment a
Wondering what will be the ground reality after such frantically hushed up vaccine is introduced in such a big country. May have to count the side effects and deaths, will have to listen to media justifying those deaths for a higher cause and reason...
The government today said it had found no reason to stop the Oxford vaccine trials in India after reviewing a Chennai volunteer's allegation of serious adverse effects, including memory loss and change in behavior.
Vaccine claims to be effective but i feel one must not go for it even if govt approves it right from the start. It may have some adverse effects or side effects in long term which this studies might not reveal in such an early stage. Better to follow social distance and safety protocols for some more time even after the vaccine is launched.
Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week.
Sputnik V is said to be stable at 2-8 degrees Celsius, which makes it compatible with cold-chain conditions in most of the developing world. Dr Reddy's and Hetero have signed up with RDIF to manufacture and distribute 200 million doses of the vaccine in India.
Sputnik V vaccine is based on the human adenovirus vector, which is considered to be a safe and well-studied platform. In fact, its rival AstraZeneca-University of Oxford’s COVID vaccine, too, uses adenovirus as a vector but a Chimpanzee version.
It’s uncertain where that extra capacity will come from. Stockholm has asked for additional health-care staff from Sweden’s armed forces, but it’s not clear the military has the resources to help. Sweden, which has avoided a lockdown since the pandemic started, , may now need to turn to its Nordic neighbors for assistance.
New mutant covid strain confirmed in India.
The new UK Variant has already been reported by Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore, so far.
and most of the people are already looking forward for some new year celebrations