British High Commissioner to India Philip Barton said the Oxford vaccine will be manufactured in India & that really ‘illustrates our partnership in the health sector’.
The assessment came despite the Oxford vaccine effort showing promising results in early human testing and is a sign of ongoing uncertainty over the likelihood of quick success.
Results from phase 1 of the Oxford-AstraZeneca trial were promising, but analysts remain concerned about whether it can match its competitors Pfizer-BioNtech & Moderna.
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.
Around 273 million people were lifted out of multidimensional poverty in India, the study by Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative with United Nations Development Programme has noted.
The anti-malarial drug HCQ was left out of the WHO Solidarity trial and the USFDA emergency use list this week. Doctors in India say they don’t see any major side-effects from its use.
Dexamethasone is the first drug to be shown to improve survival in Covid patients. It reduced deaths by one-third in ventilated patients, an Oxford study stated.
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.
While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.
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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