Covovax approval welcome news for Covax distribution scheme as Novavax & Serum Institute of India, which produces Covovax under license, have pledged to provide it with 1.1 billion doses.
Pune-based Serum Institute is manufacturing the vaccine apart from the AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield. Covovax could be available by September this year.
Novavax Monday announced that its vaccine was 90.4 per cent effective in preventing mild and moderate Covid in a large trial in the US and Mexico and prevented all severe disease.
In a tweet, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said, "Our partnership for a Covid-19 vaccine with Novavax has also published excellent efficacy results.”
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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