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The major worry with the new UK variant is that it is 70 percent more transmissible than the existing strains.Science
Genome sequencing takes a hit in India

Problems aplenty in importing chemicals

22 Dec 2020 2:00 AM IST

With new variant strains, analysis of efficacy can be known only after a critical mass of the population is inoculated.Science
Experts call for molecular sequencing of the virus

Intensified vaccination programme most viable: Researchers

22 Dec 2020 2:00 AM IST

The United States plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use. (Representational Image:AFP)Science
Serum Institute applies for emergency use authorisation for COVID-19...

The Pune-based company has collaborated with Oxford University and pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca for making the...

7 Dec 2020 11:49 AM IST

AstraZeneca offices and the corporate logo in Cambridge, England. AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were \highly effective in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported Monday Nov. 23, 2020.(AP)Science
No severe safety event on Covid vaccine: AstraZeneca

There were 23,000 participants being assessed, who among them would be following two regimes of half dose and full dose

24 Nov 2020 2:05 AM IST

An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes, with the logo of the University of Oxford and its partner British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. (AFP)Science
Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine 'encouraging' for older age groups

Older individuals are at disproportionate risk of severe COVID-19 and so any vaccine adopted for use must be effective...

19 Nov 2020 2:38 PM IST

This picture taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading \Vaccine Covid-19\ next to the Moderna biotech company logo. - The CEO of Moderna warned European countries on November 17 that dragging out negotiations to purchase its promising new Covid-19 vaccine will slow down deliveries, as other nations that have signed deals will get priority. The biotech company Pfizer said the day after that a completed study of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine showed it is 95 percent effective, after Moderna said its own vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, according to a preliminary analysis. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)Science
Explained |Here's how coronavirus vaccine trials work

To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are effective, researchers design clinical trials involving thousands...

19 Nov 2020 6:28 AM IST

Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months. (AP)Science
Protein-based COVID vaccine candidates more suitable for India,...

That potentially rules out the 3 vaccine candidates that have shown over 90% efficiency over the last week - Pfizer,...

18 Nov 2020 5:30 PM IST

Representational image.Science
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective

Moderna's announcement comes just a week after Pfizer said their COVID-19 vaccine candidate was more than 90 per cent...

17 Nov 2020 6:15 AM IST

File photo of an astronomy enthusiast setting up equipment ahead of a solar eclipse at an observatory in Chile.. (AFP)Science
Celestial excitement in store for sky gazers this month

Jupiter and Saturn will be shining bright in the southwestern hemisphere and Venus will shine right before dawn

13 Nov 2020 4:23 AM IST

In this photo illustration, a syringe is displayed at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad. - Indias biggest syringe manufacturer is ramping up its production to churn out a billion units, anticipating a surge in demand as the global race to find a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine heats up. AFPScience
Russia's Sputnik V arrives, officials claim 92% effective

The interim research data of Sputnik V has not been published or peer-reviewed yet

12 Nov 2020 7:15 AM IST

About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine. (AFP Photo)Science
Brazil halting COVID-19 vaccine trial surprises the world

CoronaVac is being tested in seven Brazilian states, plus the federal district where the capital Brasilia lies.

10 Nov 2020 12:53 PM IST

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizers COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)Science
Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is over 90% effective

However, Monday's announcement doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent

9 Nov 2020 7:46 PM IST

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