Covid-19

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Sep 10, 2020, 18:50 ISTclose01/8Are we building false hopes on the Oxford COVID vaccine?As the world ardently waits for a vaccine to arrive in time, COVID vaccine race hit a roadblock this week. The Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, considered to be one of the safest and the most promising…

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Aug 14, 2020, 10:59 ISTclose01/6Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine launch by 2021?The University of Oxford-AstraZeneca backed novel coronavirus vaccine has been one of the leading vaccine candidates in the global race. The vaccine, currently in phase III of its trials, which was considered to be the first one to get launched…

File photoMOSCOW: Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine. Putin's announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine was met with caution from scientists and the World Health Organization who said it still needed…

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Aug 28, 2020, 12:22 ISTclose01/10A vaccine which can fight all coronaviruses possible?The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented crisis the world wasn't ready for. It has also made the best of medical minds and researchers toil hard to devise a vaccine in the shortest timeline.Creating a vaccine for the…

HYDERABAD: Russia, which is looking to churn out large doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V for global supply, is knocking on the doors of vaccine manufacturers in Hyderabad. Representatives of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which has been involved in Sputnik V's development, have approached top vaccine manufacturers in the city, according to…

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Aug 17, 2020, 15:06 ISTclose01/5After Russia, China grants patent to CanSino vaccine, phase III testing underwayEven as coronavirus cases continue to engulf the world over, scientists are working round the clock to develop a viable COVID-19 vaccine for the masses. While Russia became the first country in the world…

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Sep 4, 2020, 15:03 ISTclose01/9We could have a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming monthsBrazil's president recently announced that vaccination won't be made mandatory in the country. A similar move was announced by epidemiologist and US Infectious Disease Expert, Dr Anthony Fauci. A recent survey also pointed out evidence that…

The race to produce the first fully licenced vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus may come down to a playoff between...

In an affidavit, the MHA informed the Supreme Court that the decision to permit educational institutes to open during Unlock 3.0 has...

The extended nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25, work-from-home options and worrisome news on healthcare access with the pandemic raging, have prompted...

An expert committee headed by NITI Aayog member VK Paul will meet today to consider the logistics and ethical aspects of procuring...

As part of Unlock 3.0, the state government has allowed opening of malls, shopping complexes and market places in non-containment zones from...