The vaccine, BBIBP-CorV, includes the killed virus mixed with another component, aluminium hydroxide, which is an adjuvant as it is known to boost immune responses.
The candidate is a so-called messenger RNA vaccine, based on technology similar to that used by one of the fastest-moving vaccine developers, Moderna Inc.
Almost a quarter of 181 companies involved in supply-chain logistics said they’re still trying to procure vehicles and equipment needed to move millions of Covid vaccine vials.
The vaccine developed by the Vector State Virology and Biotechnology Center was registered two months after Putin announced approval of Sputnik V as the world’s first Covid vaccine.
Regulators and drugmakers have faced questions about whether political pressure was overwhelming scientific rigor ahead of the US presidential election.
China National Biotec Group Co., a subsidiary of state-owned Sinopharm Group Co., is in talks with the Chinese govt about giving students headed abroad to study its experimental vaccines.
Experts disagree on whether challenge trials are justifiable but various forms of them have been used for centuries. The UK studies will likely be the first such tests for Covid.
A little patience would help deliver much more information and give other vaccine hopefuls, apart from the front-runners, a chance to prove their worth as well.
While there are hundreds of Covid vaccines being developed, J&J is among a short list of vaccine makers who have progressed into final-stage human studies.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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