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J&J COVID Jab Clears FDA Test, Plans To Rollout 100 Mn Doses By June
February 24, 2021 05:19 PM CET| By Ipsita SarkarSource: Shutterstock Summary FDA finds no safety concerns in the new Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. The company is expected to deliver 100 million doses of the vaccine by June. After Friday’s final approval, it will quickly rollou...
COVID-19 vaccine updates from Nook and Corner
February 21, 2021 07:19 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaThe pressure is on for nations to vaccinate people against COVID-19, especially when the new strain is also picking the pace. As per media reports, close to 200 million people have been vaccinated, covering more than 85 countries. With the launch o.....
A race against COVID-19: Meet five global vaccine developers in the fray
February 15, 2021 10:34 AM CET| By Kunal SawhneyVaccine development typically requires years of research, testing and additional time for large-scale manufacturing. However, this time researchers across the globe raced against the clock to develop anti-coronavirus vaccines within a year amid the.....
South Africa suspends Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
February 08, 2021 08:40 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaSouth Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a study claimed that the vaccine provided minimum protection against the new Covid-19 variant detected there. These are early trail results of a new st.....
Better than injection? All about nasal COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline
February 05, 2021 05:06 PM CET| By Kunal SawhneyThe intramuscular route has been thought of as the ultimate way to administer a vaccine. However, intranasal vaccines have multiple advantages of their own, including ease of self-administration and systematic immunity. The nasal route has outstan.....
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US to get 3rd COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson files Emergency Use Authorization
February 05, 2021 05:08 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) updated the market that Janssen Biotech Inc has submitted an application to the US regulator for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Let us deep dive and discuss in detail: The .....
Revelation Biosciences finishes dosing for five single dose cohorts
February 04, 2021 02:17 PM CET| By Hina ChowdharyClinical stage life sciences company Revelation Biosciences Inc. announced on 3 February that it has been conceded approval to make an addition of a multiple dose cohort to its Phase-1 clinical study of REVTx‑99 in healthy volunteers by t...
Lab tests confirm BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), Pfizer vaccine effective against new Covid-19 variants
January 28, 2021 11:15 AM CET| By Hina ChowdharyA new laboratory test report that analysed the coronavirus candidate of BioNTech/Pfizer has revealed that the jab is protective against the new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and is easily adaptable.....
Merck (NYSE: MRK) terminates Covid-19 vaccine development programme
January 26, 2021 05:26 AM CET| By Kunal SawhneyNew Jersey-headquartered pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. Inc (NYSE: MRK) said on Monday, 25 January, that it has terminated its Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine development programme. The decision to discontinue the vaccine programme is based on&nb.....
California allows resumption of Moderna vaccine after allergy scare
January 23, 2021 02:02 PM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaCalifornia’s Health department has finally given a “go-ahead” for the distribution of the Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine which was earlier halted after several individuals started to fall sick soon after getting the jab from a s.....
WHO Chief cautions over inequality amid global COVID-19 vaccine rollout
January 19, 2021 04:43 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has blasted the unequal worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. He stated that it was "not right" that young adults in rich nations were vaccinated ahead of healthcare.....
Growing Safety Concerns around Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine; here’s what you need to know
January 18, 2021 02:43 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE’s (Nasdaq:BNTX), has come under the spotlight with doubts being raised concerning the vaccine’s safety profile. The mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2.....
Will the World be Able to Put The Kibosh on COVID-19 in 2021?
January 16, 2021 02:55 PM CET| By Kunal SawhneyAt the end of 2019, a devastating monster virus sneaked into our lives. First, it gripped the emerging global superpower China, and before any country could sense the danger, the virus had spread across the world. Extensive .....
New Mutant Strain Reaches Japan; State of Emergency in Tokyo
January 12, 2021 03:51 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaThe ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus has taken many lives and caused enormous economic and social disruption. Just as the world celebrated the rollout of new vaccines for COVID-19, new virus strains have been identified in a few countries. T.....
China denies entry to the WHO team probing COVID-19 origin
January 06, 2021 10:51 AM CET| By Kunal SawhneyA team from the World Health Organization (WHO), scheduled to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan, has been refused entry by China. Of the two associates of the investigation team who had already set out on their visit, one member has now .....
South African virus strain more dangerous than the UK mutant warn UK health officials
January 05, 2021 08:23 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaNew coronavirus mutation identified in South Africa is considered more infectious than the strain found in the UK. Experts say that there is no need to panic, even though the British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, is very concerned about the late.....
How 2020 Panned Out for Interest Rate Scenario Across Major Economies?
December 31, 2020 09:36 AM CET| By Team Kalkine MediaCentral banks across the globe have resorted to low interest rates to stimulate economies suffering from a recession amidst the pandemic. Many countries have lowered their interest rates to never-before-seen levels, close to 0% in most cases. Sinc.....
WHO warns coronavirus can become endemic; a wake-up call for 2021?
December 31, 2020 05:00 AM CET| By Kunal SawhneyThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has taken innumerable lives and caused enormous disruption to economies, families, and societies worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have ~80.77 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, includin.....
US reports first case of the highly contagious new COVID-19 strain
December 30, 2020 02:50 AM CET| By Hina ChowdharyThe US reported its first case of the new COVID-19 strain on 29 December. The highly contagious strain was first detected in the UK and led to travel restrictions and widespread lockdown in the European nation. Health officials stated that the new.....
Is Coronavirus Mutation Slower than Seasonal Influenza?
December 22, 2020 07:06 AM CET| By Kunal SawhneyUK officials have observed a new mutation of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly and highlight that it is highly transmissible. Several countries across the globe are imposing lockdown and travel restriction to avoid the spread of the new, co.....