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Pune: Production of Covovax started at SII, shows 90.4 per cent efficacy
The statement added that the study enrolled at least 29,960 candidates across 119 sites in the US and Mexico to evaluate efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine. Novavax said that the Covovax vaccine had showed 93 per cent efficacy against predominantly circulating variants of concern and the variants of interest.
Pfizer vaccine in final stages for approval in India
Pfizer vaccine could be available in India by August as per the speculations. Pfizer however has not issued any official statement for the same. The Government had accepted one of the conditions of the company already, to do away with trials on the local population.
Covaxin phase 3 drug trial approved by SEC
The COVAXIN is an inactive vaccine that is developed by chemically treating the novel coronavirus samples to make it incapable of reproduction. That process leave the viral proteins intact, also including the spike protein of the coronavirus which it uses to enter the human cells.
Third COVID wave likely to arrive by October: Report
This was projected by a survey conducted by Reuters, with experts interviewed by the news agency saying that any potential third wave would be handled much better than the second wave.