The one-year follow-up study, involving 926 participants, highlighted the long-term safety of the BBV152 vaccine, with serious adverse events like stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome reported in one percent of recipients.
AstraZeneca had partnered with Oxford University to develop the Covid-19 vaccine, which was sold in India as Covishield and as Vaxzevria in Europe.
AstraZeneca restates dedication to patient safety and the safety profile of its COVID-19 vaccine amidst worries about rare side effects.
AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company that produces Covid-19 vaccines such as Covishield, has acknowledged in a legal dispute that in extremely rare instances, their vaccine may cause serious side effects, including blood clots.
The final recommendation from director Mandy Cohen comes after an expert advisory group to the CDC said US adults aged 65 and older should get a second annual COVID-19 shot this spring, strengthening their recommendations from last year.
Pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Merck & Co are developing an experimental cancer vaccine that a mid-stage study showed to cut the chance of recurrence or death from melanoma - the most deadly skin cancer - by half after three years of treatment.
As far as the death rate is concerned, the data shows since early June, about 500 to 600 people have died each week. The number of deaths appears to be stable this summer, although past increases in deaths have lagged behind hospitalizations.
Content posted against Serum Institute of India, its Covishield vaccine prima facie defamatory said Bombay High Court.
COVID-19 rising cases: The updated recommendation, issued this week, came after a meeting of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization.
BRS chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao reignited politics around Covid vaccine by questioning the Centre over not allowing Pfizer's Covid vaccine in India.
The BCG vaccine has the additional advantage of inducing a defence through the innate immune system that is broader than just against Tuberculosis.
UK COVID-19 vaccine: Social media users are claiming the UK is prohibiting any and all people under the age of 50 from getting inoculated against COVID-19.
Bharat Biotech received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) earlier this month to sell the nasal vaccine in India. The vaccine is also available on the CoWIN platform.
It is good news that India has 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines ready to dispatch as the threat of Covid spread is looming large.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold an important meeting with the health ministers of the states at 3 PM today. In the meeting mainly the preparations for Covid will be discussed. Along with this, there will be discussion about Testing Kit and Vaccine.
As COVID 19 scare increases post Omicron BF7 cases in India, here are vaccinations that every woman should take during pregnancy that are not only safe for the baby but also protect them from flu for several months after birth.
Ex-director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, Dr. Randeep Guleria throws some light on what needs to be our action plan as concerns over coronavirus again take the spotlight.
COVID-19 vaccine: Data on vaccinations and infections from all Danish registrations were analysed for the study, which was published in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Covaxin news: “Covaxin doses in vials are set to expire during early 2023, resulting in losses for the company,” said sources.
Covid19: A vaccine taken orally could fend off the virus before it reaches the rest of the respiratory system, though that would depend in part on the size of the droplets, an expert said.
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