Bharat Biotech MD Dr Krishna Ella says they gave ‘excellent safety data tested on around 25,000 participants’ & their efficacy data will be available by February-March.
The Serum Institute of India CEO said Covishield will be sold to the govt and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization countries first and on the private market later.
Britain is recording more than 50,000 new cases daily, with the new strain that’s estimated to be as much as 70% more transmissible fueling the pandemic’s resurgence.
The vaccine will be prioritised for the country’s most vulnerable groups. It’s the second Covid vaccine to be cleared for emergency use in the UK after Pfizer and BioNTech.
3 firms have applied for emergency use approval, but no clarity yet on if people will get to choose a vaccine, or what the state’s role in procurement will be.
If authorised, the UK will be one of the first countries in the world to receive the vaccine. AstraZeneca expects to have up to 4 million doses ready by the end of 2020.
Questions are mounting over AstraZeneca vaccine after it said a lower dosage level that appeared more effective resulted from a manufacturing discrepancy.
The vaccine was 90% effective when a half-dose was given before a full-dose booster. However, that regime was administered to participants in a group whose age was capped at 55.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Mother Nature herself has been conducting a vaccination programme already and that’s why the daily infection rate n mortality rate are coming down at a consistent rate. In other words, it can be said that the virus which came to human in an unusual way is soon loosing it’s virulence and going to exist in a stable state in nature next, even when there is no social distancing maintained in the country, mask usage is next to nill, unlock process is almost complete, temperature is going record deep and no preventive medicine around.
THE CONTRIVERSY OVER COVACCINE IS ILL FOUNDED. GOVT HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT CAN BE USED ONLY IN EMERHENCY. IF SUCH ANEEDARISES
IT WILLGET THE NORMAL APPROVAL ONLY AFTER THIRD F.PHASE TRIAL IS COMPLETED AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. GOVT HAS NOT REPEAT NOT AUTHOROSED RELEASE OF COVACINYET. IT IS TRUE ELLA HAS 10 MILLION DOSES READY
BUTIT WILL RWMAIN IN THHE STORE. IT WILL BERELEASED.ONLY AFTER THIRD PHASE. SO.FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS NOT GOING TO BEUSED.INTHEMEANWHILE. ELLA HIMSELF HAS RAISED A.CONTOVERSY AGAINST HIS COMPETETOR WHICH IS INVERYPOOR TASTE. SUCH MUDSLINGING HAS TO STOPPEOPLR EHO AREGOING TOFET THEVACCINESSHOULDNOT START GETTING DPUBTS ABOUTTHEEFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THESR VACCIBRS.I NOTOCED SOMR PEOPLE SAYONG THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKETHEVACCINE NOW.THEYWILL WAIT ANDWATCH
ALREADY WEHAVECREATEDA LOBBY IF DOUBTONG THOMASES.
What an arrogant and reckless individual! He claims in the same sentence to be more effective than western vaccines and hopes to meet 50% efficacy. Atleast they published data in peer reviewed journals. If your data is public and published in any peer reviewed journal of standard (Indian or western) one can claim the efficacy. Barking and mud-slinging will not convince me to take your trial vaccines.
this is the most arrogant scientific person i have ever heard of. Push his personal agenda after a half baked trial against a well settled regulatory and scientific trial results.
As if there is not enough arrogance amongst our political class, this is a new class of fools
Poonawalla is doing only outsourcing job. Does he has any standing to criticize companies doing origional research, let it be water or anything. Poonawallas are real cheap. It is possible that Bharat biotech may emerge as the most efficient candidate against the mutating corona. Brown sepoys want white people research, approval and seal. Tharoor is just person who does this- find a difficult word and engage in all bullshit. Guy cant name his book as era of darkness for uk edition. Such loser. He is like jnu ir scholar talking about biotech. Stick to your field which is english dictionary.
be careful when you criticise people like Dr Shashi Tharoor. Poonawala is the biggest vaccine manufacturer in the world and he has not criticised anybody. He has put millions of his own money and taken a chance for the country; by manufacturing hundreds of millions of doses of the covid vaccine with his own money. The other guy is obviously a political joker
Talk with data and evidence, buddy.
Science cannot progress by manipulating people’s opinions. Manipulating is only in realms like religion and politics. Science is based on hard data and evidence and it has to be accepted internationally. It is important to set high standards.
Wow really happy to know this. I have always doub on Oxford vaccine as many candidates have got severe allergies from it. Even though I was waiting for bharatbiotech vaccine as I trust these more than others.
Any vaccine I think safety matters more than efficacy. Unfortunately this is an emergency situation and there is not much time to assess safety over long term.
It is a choice for each person to take vaccine or not. But an average man just does not have the scientific knowledge to make a decision.
Let us not put the pressure on vaccine companies and their scientists, they are just doing their job and trying to do their best – instead we need to train our guns on the government.
The executives of the govt agencies and committees in India approving use of the vaccine must demonstrate to the public that they themselves have taken the vaccines and it is safe. So also people holding the top constitutional posts in the country. This will boost confidence of the public.
Indian science seems proving the western disbelief of Indian data a right. The hurry to approve without data solidly supports the attitude of western scientists trashing Indian science that was slowly disappearing. We have measured our length in dust. Bravo Expert committees and DCGI.
It is the same in history for the Indo-Aryan invasion theory and other Hindu mythology.
In general, we jump to conclusions too soon.
Generally we don’t do a thorough job in our research and publications. It’s one thing to be acknowledged best in India, it’s totally another to compete with better people in other countries esp. West and Japan.
Oh my god, the way the politicians, commentators and now even Mr.Ella entering the fray to comment on various vaccines. I hope we are not about to see “Vaccine Wars” in India in 2021….
There is no data yet that Covaxin will work with the mutant virus. How does DCGI and ICMR do science – by sales pitch or hard evidence?
How can DCGI assume that Covaxin would work against the mutants? They have not even shared safety and efficacy data for the existing strains itself.
Mother Nature herself has been conducting a vaccination programme already and that’s why the daily infection rate n mortality rate are coming down at a consistent rate. In other words, it can be said that the virus which came to human in an unusual way is soon loosing it’s virulence and going to exist in a stable state in nature next, even when there is no social distancing maintained in the country, mask usage is next to nill, unlock process is almost complete, temperature is going record deep and no preventive medicine around.
THE CONTRIVERSY OVER COVACCINE IS ILL FOUNDED. GOVT HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT CAN BE USED ONLY IN EMERHENCY. IF SUCH ANEEDARISES
IT WILLGET THE NORMAL APPROVAL ONLY AFTER THIRD F.PHASE TRIAL IS COMPLETED AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. GOVT HAS NOT REPEAT NOT AUTHOROSED RELEASE OF COVACINYET. IT IS TRUE ELLA HAS 10 MILLION DOSES READY
BUTIT WILL RWMAIN IN THHE STORE. IT WILL BERELEASED.ONLY AFTER THIRD PHASE. SO.FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS NOT GOING TO BEUSED.INTHEMEANWHILE. ELLA HIMSELF HAS RAISED A.CONTOVERSY AGAINST HIS COMPETETOR WHICH IS INVERYPOOR TASTE. SUCH MUDSLINGING HAS TO STOPPEOPLR EHO AREGOING TOFET THEVACCINESSHOULDNOT START GETTING DPUBTS ABOUTTHEEFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THESR VACCIBRS.I NOTOCED SOMR PEOPLE SAYONG THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKETHEVACCINE NOW.THEYWILL WAIT ANDWATCH
ALREADY WEHAVECREATEDA LOBBY IF DOUBTONG THOMASES.
What an arrogant and reckless individual! He claims in the same sentence to be more effective than western vaccines and hopes to meet 50% efficacy. Atleast they published data in peer reviewed journals. If your data is public and published in any peer reviewed journal of standard (Indian or western) one can claim the efficacy. Barking and mud-slinging will not convince me to take your trial vaccines.
True. He should have been mature in front of media.
All Indians would want an indigenous company like Bharat Biotech to succeed. But let one’s quality of work do the talking.
What an arrogant fool. You do not succeed by dismissing others efforts…
this is the most arrogant scientific person i have ever heard of. Push his personal agenda after a half baked trial against a well settled regulatory and scientific trial results.
As if there is not enough arrogance amongst our political class, this is a new class of fools
Very good response..
Jokers who have no knowledge of biochemistry or Science. Just need internet connection to comment
Poonawalla is doing only outsourcing job. Does he has any standing to criticize companies doing origional research, let it be water or anything. Poonawallas are real cheap. It is possible that Bharat biotech may emerge as the most efficient candidate against the mutating corona. Brown sepoys want white people research, approval and seal. Tharoor is just person who does this- find a difficult word and engage in all bullshit. Guy cant name his book as era of darkness for uk edition. Such loser. He is like jnu ir scholar talking about biotech. Stick to your field which is english dictionary.
be careful when you criticise people like Dr Shashi Tharoor. Poonawala is the biggest vaccine manufacturer in the world and he has not criticised anybody. He has put millions of his own money and taken a chance for the country; by manufacturing hundreds of millions of doses of the covid vaccine with his own money. The other guy is obviously a political joker
Talk with data and evidence, buddy.
Science cannot progress by manipulating people’s opinions. Manipulating is only in realms like religion and politics. Science is based on hard data and evidence and it has to be accepted internationally. It is important to set high standards.
Wow really happy to know this. I have always doub on Oxford vaccine as many candidates have got severe allergies from it. Even though I was waiting for bharatbiotech vaccine as I trust these more than others.
Any vaccine I think safety matters more than efficacy. Unfortunately this is an emergency situation and there is not much time to assess safety over long term.
It is a choice for each person to take vaccine or not. But an average man just does not have the scientific knowledge to make a decision.
Let us not put the pressure on vaccine companies and their scientists, they are just doing their job and trying to do their best – instead we need to train our guns on the government.
The executives of the govt agencies and committees in India approving use of the vaccine must demonstrate to the public that they themselves have taken the vaccines and it is safe. So also people holding the top constitutional posts in the country. This will boost confidence of the public.
All chaps who want some limelight even if it means spitting into one own plate ,who do not know anything about Science are yapping!!
Indian science seems proving the western disbelief of Indian data a right. The hurry to approve without data solidly supports the attitude of western scientists trashing Indian science that was slowly disappearing. We have measured our length in dust. Bravo Expert committees and DCGI.
It is the same in history for the Indo-Aryan invasion theory and other Hindu mythology.
In general, we jump to conclusions too soon.
Generally we don’t do a thorough job in our research and publications. It’s one thing to be acknowledged best in India, it’s totally another to compete with better people in other countries esp. West and Japan.
Oh my god, the way the politicians, commentators and now even Mr.Ella entering the fray to comment on various vaccines. I hope we are not about to see “Vaccine Wars” in India in 2021….