Vaccine

A thorough probe revealed that the trial of Russian vaccine had started June 18, which means that Sechenov University succeeded in completing all the trials in just one month and declared the vaccine safe for human use. Recent vaccines for Malaria, Ebola and Dengue had taken at least four years to develop. It could be believed that the Russian vaccine has tremendous potential but it would not be wise to decalre it safe for human use so soon. Therefore, it would not be wrong to say that Russia's claim about coronavirus vaccine is not completely correct. … [Read more...] about Has Russia really developed world’s first coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s the truth

New Delhi: China in a startling move plans to use the population of Bangladesh as 'guinea pigs' to conduct Phase III trials of its Covid vaccine.Well known Chinese firms Sinopharm and National Biotec are eyeing this possibility of human trials to be conducted on 40,000 persons with the help of Communist Party of China, ET has reliably learnt.While some Western Pharma companies have predatory practices, Chinese companies are now trying to exploit vulnerable populations for their profits.Last month there were reports that China may run the second phase trial of the coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh. This was announced by Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Abul Kalam Azad. "The Chinese government may run the second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh," he said during a virtual conference with members of Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum last month.ET has gathered that China is taking advantage of Covid to exploit … [Read more...] about China plans to use Bangladesh population to conduct Phase III Covid-19 vaccine trials

PATNA: As many as 10 volunteers were selected for human trial of the proposed Covid-19 vaccine — Covaxin — at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna on Monday.The vaccine, jointly developed by the National Institute of Virology-Pune and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is the first indigenous vaccine being developed in India. AIIMS-P is one of the 12 medical institutes in the country to have been shortlisted by ICMR for conducting human trial of the indigenous vaccine.As the screening of people for human trial began on Monday, AIIMS-P officials said all necessary preparations have been made at the medical institute to carry out the process. They said several people are contacting the institute to participate in the trials.AIIMS-P superintendent Dr C M Singh said around 200-300 people have so far contacted the institute. “We are only selecting healthy … [Read more...] about 10 selected for Covid vaccine trial at AIIMS-Patna

"We found that those who showed strong neutralizing antibody activity had a robust B cell response, but most surprisingly, we also found that a particular subset of T cells, called T-follicular helper cells, was a great predictor of an effective immune response," Juno said. … [Read more...] about Aussie research finds potential biomarker for selecting best COVID-19 vaccines

According to the AU Commission, the goal is to ensure sufficient data is generated on the safety and efficacy of the most promising vaccine candidates for the African population so they can be confidently rolled out in the continent once the vaccines are approved. … [Read more...] about Africans working to speed up vaccine trials