Oxford vaccinologists were exhilarated on Monday when drugmaker AstraZeneca, with whom they developed the shot, announced that it could be around 90% effective, citing data from late-stage trials
4 min read24 Nov 2020The Oxford candidate is seen one of the leading covid vaccine candidatesIt is undergoing phase III trials
1 min read5 Nov 2020As part of the study, some staff and students of the University of Oxford will be offered testsIndividuals swab their nose and throat to collect a sample, and then insert it into a tube of liquid for a short time
2 min read30 Oct 2020The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to be one of the first from big pharma to secure regulatory approval, along with Pfizer and BioNTech's candidateIf it works, a vaccine would allow the world to return to some measure of normality after the tumult of the pandemic
2 min read26 Oct 2020The scientists also detect abnormalities in multiple organs and believe persistent inflammation may be a factor for COVID-19 survivorsMeanwhile, one of the UK's senior-most medical chiefs has indicated that a Covid vaccine could be ready by the start of New Year, according to a media report
3 min read19 Oct 2020According to the report, the ‘Pandemic Period’ could be further extended beyond July 1, 2021, but only if Cambridge, England-based AstraZeneca ‘acting in good faith considers that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is not over’
1 min read8 Oct 2020Modi’s government is pushing to overhaul the South Asian nation’s heavily regulated education sector
3 min read8 Oct 2020British scientists running the RECOVERY trial at the University of Oxford in June said interim results had convincingly ruled out any meaningful benefit
1 min read6 Oct 2020The EU regulator said instead of waiting for all of the required vaccine data to be submitted before beginning its assessment, the EMA has begun analyzing the preliminary information from scientists on the Oxford vaccine
2 min read1 Oct 2020A document posted online by Oxford university last week stated the illness in a British participant that triggered the pause on 6 Sept may not have been associated with the vaccine
1 min read24 Sep 2020The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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