Haryana-based Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices has been looking to meet the world's demand for syringes amid the global Covid-19 vaccination drive.
The study by Public Health England aimed at arriving at a real world estimation of how effective the two vaccines are and covered all adults in England aged 70 years and above.
India will need at least 4 other vaccines to help finish immunisation drive faster, and J&J, Moderna, Sputnik are good options along with Pfizer, CSIR head Shekhar Mande says.
Two doses prevented 94% of Covid-19 cases in 596,618 people vaccinated between 20 Dec and 1 Feb, teams from Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University reported in a study.
The research, published in Nature Medicine journal, noted that neutralisation against Covid variant carrying E484K mutation was slightly lower than that against the N501Y mutation.
The Drug Controller General of India has in the past rejected several applications from other drugmakers, including Dr Reddy Laboratory and Natco Pharma.
The WHO panel said reports of deaths 'are in line with the expected, all-cause mortality rates' & risk-benefit balance of the vaccine 'remains favorable in the elderly'.
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
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