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TopicOxford vaccine

Topic: Oxford vaccine

KCR’s free water sop a cynical pre-poll move. Politicians must first deliver and then seek votes

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Astra-Oxford vaccine prevents average of 70% of Covid cases

Results of the trial of the vaccine is below the bar set by Pfizer and Moderna, but effectiveness rose to 90% for one of two dosing regimes, using half a dose followed by a full one later.

Can inhaled vaccines provide better protection against coronavirus? Scientists look for answer

Covid-19 vaccines under development are injectable. Scientists are hoping for better immune responses with inhaled ones that directly target the nose & mouth.

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine could get clearance by Christmas this year, says UK media report

A full vaccine roll-out programme could take six months or less after approval, said UK government sources quoted in the report.

UK is considering first-ever vaccine trials that expose people to coronavirus

The idea of challenge trials has gained momentum as the pathogen has spread around the world, but such tests exposing healthy people to the coronavirus also raise ethical questions.

Phase-3 trial of Oxford vaccine to begin in Pune next week, volunteers start enrolling

Earlier this month, the Serum Institute of India had paused the clinical trials of Oxford vaccine candidate in India. On 15 September, the DCGI gave permission to resume the trial.

Serum Institute gets DCGI nod to resume India’s Oxford vaccine trials, but with conditions

The Serum Institute of India was asked to pause recruitment for the drug trials on 11 September after AstraZeneca paused its trials due to a UK participant fell ill during the study.

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The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?