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Cervical cancer vaccine availability to be boosted next year: Adar Poonawalla
The first made-in-India Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 'CERVAVAC' vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer was launched on Tuesday, 24 January
1 min read25 Jan 2023Serum Institute's partner Novavax says Covid-19 vaccine 89% effective: 10 points
Novavax is already stockpiling vaccine at six operating manufacturing locations, and said it expects a total of eight plants in seven countries to produce at the rate of 2 billion doses per year, including from the Serum Institute of India.
2 min read29 Jan 2021Coronavirus vaccine in India: Pharma firms on different stages of trial, other updates
An expert panel at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting both phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials
1 min read6 Oct 2020Serum Institute raises $150 mn funding for additional vaccines
The funding and commitment covers candidate vaccines licensed by AstraZeneca and Novavax, which Serum Institute has agreed to both manufacture and sell.
1 min read30 Sep 2020Covid-19 vaccine: Don't agree with ₹80,000 crore calculations released on Twitter, says govt
'The national vaccine administration panel met five times on modalities,' says govt'We have calculated the amount required in the meetings and currently, that amount is available with the government,' says Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry
1 min read29 Sep 2020Serum Institute to produce additional 10 crore doses of covid vaccines
The expanded deal will accelerate manufacturing and delivery of safe and effective coronavirus vaccines, which has been priced at a maximum of $3 per dose With an additional $150 mn funding, the total funding provided through this collaboration reached to $300 mn
3 min read29 Sep 2020Oxford Covid-19 vaccine: Serum Institute begins last phase of clinical trial
'We will administer dose of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine to 150 to 200 volunteers in the third phase,' says a top doctorThe phase II trial of Covishield was conducted at Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College and King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Pune
1 min read21 Sep 2020Mint Lite | Pandemic economics favours IPL and other stories that matter
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4 min read17 Sep 2020Novavax-Serum Institute to produce for 200 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses
As a part of the expanded agreement, Serum Institute will also manufacture the antigen component of NVX‑CoV2373, Novavax’s Covid‑19 vaccine candidateUS-based Novavax's vaccine is in mid-stage trials after an early-stage trial showed it produced high levels of antibodies against the novel coronavirus
2 min read15 Sep 2020Oxford Covid-19 vaccine: Serum will start phase-III trial in India after clearances
Serum Institute has completed phase II-B3 trials, and will start phase-III trial after clearances, says ICMR DG Balram BhargavaSerum Institute of India and ICMR have partnered for clinical development of two global vaccine candidates
3 min read15 Sep 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The 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