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TopicChikungunya

Topic: chikungunya

World’s 1st vaccine against chikungunya primed for launch in India, says French drugmaker Valneva

VLA1553, commercially known as Ixchiq, has received USFDA clearance and will be launched in India — which has seen high number of chikungunya cases — after ‘regulatory talks with DCGI’.

Hope for chikungunya vaccine: French drugmaker reports 99% immune response in Phase 3 trial

Trial of live-attenuated vaccine VLA1553 was conducted in US, with high seroprotection rates observed in participants up to 180 days after vaccination. Study published in 'The Lancet'.

Bharat Biotech, IVI announce phase 2/3 clinical trial of Chikungunya vaccine in Costa Rica

Trials for the vaccine, which International Vaccine Institute is developing in partnership with Bharat Biotech, are also expected to begin in Panama and Colombia by September.

Chikungunya strain from India, Bangladesh likely caused 2018-19 Thailand outbreak, study says

Researchers from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand find that chikungunya strain identified in Thailand has mutations that originated in India and Bangladesh

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The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.