According to officials, the decision to conduct the human clinical trials was taken after Dr Reddy's Laboratories got approval from the Drugs Controller General of India.
Massive demand and ultra-cold temperatures needed to store vaccines present an unprecedented logistical challenge, but these companies think they’re in good shape to tackle it.
Halt comes after Sinovac became the focus of an escalating feud in Brazil, when President Bolsonaro last month stepped up criticism saying China lacked credibility.
The government is also in talks with private companies for use of their cold storage facilities, said Carlito Galvez, chief implementer of policies to stem Covid outbreak.
There are five companies in the final stages of study for a coronavirus vaccine, with Pfizer and Moderna having fully enrolled their trials, US top infectious-disease doctor said.
Modi govt estimates an all-in cost of about Rs 440-515 to vaccinate a person & the Rs 50,000 crore provisioned so far is for the current financial year.
The 2% Covid fatality rate lends weight to Hong Kong's approach as Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung says they admit 'any patients, even without much symptoms, into the hospital for isolation'.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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