Researchers from a US institute inoculated 35 people with 25 micrograms of the Moderna vaccine and found antibodies six months after vaccination. Standard dose of vaccines is 100 micrograms.
Permission for restricted emergency use potentially opens up a clear possibility of this vaccine being imported to India in the near future, said NITI Aayog Member Dr V K Paul.
The study, published in the journal Nature, says most people vaccinated with mRNA vaccines may not need booster shots if the virus & its variants don't evolve much beyond their current forms.
Moderna says its vaccine showed 93-100% efficacy in preventing symptomatic Covid in a study of teenagers, and no significant safety concerns were observed.
CSIR has been in talks with Moderna for around 6 months but the company hasn't shown much interest. Pfizer will reassess Modi govt's latest stance on indemnifying vaccine makers.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.
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.
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