The company has been asked to submit the safety data of M1 adjuvant — the patented technology of Novavax made to enhance the immune response — along with published literature.
IJMR article says 42 trials used modern medicine, 13 were ‘miscellaneous’ — including nutraceuticals, process-of-care changes and non-Covid patient management.
According to the CDSCO panel, the pharma company has to conduct both phase 2 and 3 clinical trials and cannot directly hold phase 3 trial for the vaccine in India, a source said.
Even if an effective Covid vaccine is licensed, the manufacturing of doses for administration to world’s population will need collaboration among manufactures.
Glenmark conducted phase 3 clinical trials of favipiravir on 150 mild to moderate Covid patients. Adverse events, or side effects, reported in 32 patients.
Oxford vaccine is under Phase II/III trials in multiple countries, where many have been given the vaccine & are being followed up with — a process that consumes time, but is standard.
Health experts express concern about crunched timeline, investigators involved in the trial give conflicting responses and data inconsistent with letter.
Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Seems that someone wants to get vaccine knowhow for free.
Is it? But there wd be protocols for confidentiality of data, no?