In one of the most eagerly awaited studies in recent months, South African scientists have established that Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine alone will not be of much use in preventing or neutralizing the new variant of COVID-19 virus, known as Omicron. The results also suggest that other vaccines — which too target only the spike protein […]
Mumbai-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer Wockhardt officially confirmed that it is indeed in negotiations with multiple companies to explore the option of manufacturing their COVID-19 vaccines. The confirmation comes in the wake of recent media reports quoting government sources that the company had suggested to the government that it can divert some of its manufacturing capacities for […]
Faced with a supply squeeze for COVID-19 vaccines, the Kerala government has virtually stopped taking new registration COVID-19 vaccinations on the Cowin website, and is reserving most of the stocks for providing the second dose to those who have already taken the first. The state has been forced to more or less abandon the central-government’s […]
In what is likely to become a norm soon, Hero MotoCorp has announced that it will vaccinate its entire workforce, including contract workers, against COVID-19 at its own cost. “With the government opening up the vaccination process against the coronavirus for the corporate sector, we have decided to vaccinate our workforce and other stakeholders within […]
Panacea Biotec said it signed two long-term agreements with the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, for manufacturing polio vaccines with a potential market size of $1.25 bln per year. The vaccine will also protect against six other diseases — Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type B & Polio. […]
Zydus Cadila, a global healthcare provider, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, one of the world´s largest pharmaceutical companies, announced a partnership to develop vaccine for chikungunya, an emerging infectious disease. The broadbased agreement includes early stage development to the final commercialisation of the vaccine against chickungunya. There is currently no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat […]
