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कोरोना वैक्सीन कोवोवैक्स का बच्चों पर परीक्षण, 02-17 उम्र के वॉलिंटियर्स की भर्ती शुरू

कोरोना वैक्सीन कोवोवैक्स का बच्चों पर परीक्षण, 02-17 उम्र के वॉलिंटियर्स की भर्ती शुरू

नयी दिल्लीहमदर्द चिकित्सा विज्ञान एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान में दो से 17 वर्ष की आयु के बच्चों के बीच कोविड-19 रोधी टीके कोवोवैक्स के तीन चरणों में से दूसरे चरण के नैदानिक परीक्षण के लिए स्वयंसेवियों की भर्ती रविवार को शुरू हुई। आधिकारिक सूत्रों के अनुसार यह परीक्षण 10 स्थानों पर होगा और इसमें 920 बच्चे शामिल होंगे जिनमें 12-17 और 2-11 आयु वर्ग में 460-460 बच्चे शामिल होंगे। कुछ शर्तों के साथ परीक्षण…

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Covid: Serum Institute of India gets nod for trials of Covovax in children

Covid: Serum Institute of India gets nod for trials of Covovax in children

Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday received permission to conduct phase II and III clinical trials of Covovax, the Indian version of the US biotechnology firm Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, in children between seven and 11 years of age. This makes it the third Covid-19 vaccine to be tested in children in India, after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D. The subject expert…

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Serum Institute to launch 2nd Covid vaccine Covovax in September

Serum Institute to launch 2nd Covid vaccine Covovax in September

Pune: Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest Covid-19 vaccine maker, is hopeful to launch Covovax by September this year, CEO Adar Poonawala announced on Saturday. “Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with Novavax and Serum Institute of India,” said Adar Poonawalla. He further said that it has been tested against African and UK variants of…

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Second vaccine against COVID-19 to be launched by Serum Institute in September

Second vaccine against COVID-19 to be launched by Serum Institute in September

New Delhi, Mar 27: Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute said that his company hopes to launch the second vaccine against COVID-19 by September this year. Trials for Covovax made by Serum and US vaccine company Novavax are already underway in India. Poonawalla said in a tweet that Covovax has been tested against the African and UK variants of COVID-19 and has an overall efficacy of 89 per…

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Hope to launch Covovax vaccine by September, says Serum Institute CEO

Hope to launch Covovax vaccine by September, says Serum Institute CEO

Hope to launch Covovax vaccine by September and the trials have begun in India, said Serum Institute chief Adar Poonawalla on Saturday. “Covovax trials finally began in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with Novavax and Serum,” Poonawalla said in a tweet. The vaccine has been tested against African and UK variants of coronavirus and has an overall efficacy of 89 per cent, hope to…

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SoCot orders 600K doses of Covovax vaccine

#PHnews: SoCot orders 600K doses of Covovax vaccine

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The provincial government of South Cotabato is working on the purchase of around 600,000 doses of the Covovax vaccine in preparation for the planned rollout within this year of its own vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said Monday the local government has already placed an order for the vaccine, which is developed by the United States-based Novavax and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

He said it will augment the vaccines that will be allotted by the national government for the mass vaccination of priority residents in the area.

“This is for those who will not be catered under the priority list of recipients (this year) so we can reach the 70 percent target for herd immunity,” Tamayo said in his radio program "Ang Gobernador kag ang Katawhan."

The ordered vaccines are for two doses and will cover some 300,000 individuals.

With the province’s current population estimated at around one million, the province needs to inoculate at least 700,000 residents to achieve herd immunity against the disease.

The governor said the cost of the vaccines, which he did not disclose, will be shared by the provincial government and the area’s 10 municipalities and lone city.

The National Task Force against Covid-19 and the Department of Health (DOH) have been assisting local government units, including the province, in purchasing their own vaccines.

The national government had signed a deal to secure 30 million doses of Covovax, which are expected to arrive in the country beginning the third quarter of the year.

Tamayo, who is a Covid-19 survivor, said it is important for the eligible population in the province to get inoculated and have proper protection against the disease the soonest possible time.

He cited that the vaccines being provided by the national government to front-line health care workers, specifically the Sinovac and AstraZeneca brands, are guaranteed safe and effective.

The governor debunked speculations and “fake” information circulating in the media that the vaccines can cause death and various health problems.

He signified willingness to get vaccinated in public once he becomes eligible to set an example to the people.

“I tell you, give me the (Covid-19) vaccine that you fear the most and I will gladly take it,” he said.

Tamayo, who tested positive for the disease last Feb. 19 and experienced mild symptoms, is not eligible for inoculation until the third week of May based on the 90-day waiting period set by the DOH.

The vaccination of eligible front-line health workers in the province is currently ongoing using the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines provided by the DOH.

Since March 6, the Integrated Provincial Health Office of South Cotabato already received a total of 8,828 doses of the two vaccines.

The latest delivery on Monday, the fourth batch for the area, is composed of 284 vials or 2,840 doses of AstraZeneca and 450 doses of Sinovac vaccines. (PNA) 

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "SoCot orders 600K doses of Covovax vaccine." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134482 (accessed March 23, 2021 at 03:19AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "SoCot orders 600K doses of Covovax vaccine." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134482 (archived).