According to WHO, 26 vaccine candidates are being developed. Decades of development have been squeezed into less than a year. The infection has been rampant in India with over 2.2 million and the fatality of 44,000 in India.
Three vaccines are in different phases of testing:
[1. and 2. have completed Phase I and will be beginning Phase 2 clinical trials]
Other news:
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Summarized from Hindustan Time of Aug 11,2020
https://tinyurl.com/y6qjsu9q
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid-19-latest-updates-3-indian-vaccines-under-trial-russia-to-allow-civilian-use-this-week/story-eUNncepriH354QPlOjXflK.html
Three vaccines are in different phases of testing:
- Bharath Biotech vaccine
- Zydus Cadila's DNA vaccine
- The Oxford vaccine manufactured by Serum Institue of India (SII) has been approved for Phase II and Phase III trials at 17 sites within a week.
[1. and 2. have completed Phase I and will be beginning Phase 2 clinical trials]
Other news:
- Immunology and vaccine research in Bengaluru will start in collaboration with Emory Vaccine Center in Atlanta
- Serum Institue of India will be partnering with GAVI and Bill Gates & Melinda foundation to deliver 100 million doses and manufacturing starting in August 2020.
- Moderna started testing Phase III with 30,000 study subjects on July 27
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Summarized from Hindustan Time of Aug 11,2020
https://tinyurl.com/y6qjsu9q
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or
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid-19-latest-updates-3-indian-vaccines-under-trial-russia-to-allow-civilian-use-this-week/story-eUNncepriH354QPlOjXflK.html
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