The Pfizer trial started less than four months ago, and how long the vaccine will confer protection and how many will benefit are almost complete unknowns for now.
While the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 79,59,406, the death toll climbed to 1,27,059 with 448 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.
The experimental shot appears more than 90% effective in stopping SARS-CoV-2 infections. If the data hold up, that means that for every 10 cases of Covid-19, nine could be stopped.
Bastar saw over 65% fall in malaria incidences in September compared to last year. The drive will now be taken to Surguja division before being launched statewide.
Most ICU beds in Delhi hospitals, with and without ventilators, are occupied. Govt now plans to add 5,000 beds by November-end to tackle the Covid surge.
ICMR-NARI is body responsible for conducting WHO Solidarity trial in India, and its director Panda says remdesivir cannot be ruled out as a Covid treatment yet.
With effectiveness for first vaccines previously expected to be in range of 60% to 70%, more than 90% for Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is seen as extraordinary.
Rajkummar Rao now looks pretty much unrecognisable. It doesn’t take much to deduce that eyebrows will be raised, and questions will be asked about his face.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.
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