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ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES CROSS THE 2 LAKH MARK IN KERALA
With a daily count of over 30,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day, Kerala accounts for around 70% of he total COVID-19 cases in the country. Active cases are over 2 lakhs and the latest positivity rate recorded on a day was 18.67%. “Since the relaxations in lockdown, there has been surge in cases. It was further increased after Onam,” says Vijayan…
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine becomes the first vaccine to receive full FDA validation
The vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech is the first vaccine that has been lincensed for COVID-19. The mRNA vaccine has shown to prevent 95 percent of COVID-19 during the clinical trials and can be administered in people aged 16 and older. It has also been given emergency use authorisation for use in adolescents in December last year. The two dose vaccine can be given…
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ZyCoV-D : FIRST VACCINE FOR CHILDREN IN INDIA
Zydus Cadila’s DNA based vaccine ZyCoV-D becomes the first vaccine to receive emergency use authorization for children above 12 years of age. The three-dose vaccine has an efficacy rate of 66.6 per cent as per the trials conducted across the nation. Zydus’ needle free vaccine is only the second vaccine that is being produced in…
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BIOCON-VIATRIS SEMGLEE GETS USFDA APPROVAL AS FIRST INTERCHANGEABLE BIOSIMILAR PRODUCT
Biocon Biologics and Viatris Inc. have received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the first interchangeable biosimilar Semglee which is an insulin glargine-yfgn injection for treating diabetes. This will allow pharmacy level substitution and provide convenient access to Semglee. The product launch is expected to happen by the end of the year. “This interchangeability…
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NEEDLE FREE BLOOD SUGAR TEST
Scientists at University of Newcastle in Australia have successfully developed a non-invasive, printable saliva test strip for diabetics to check glucose levels. In contrary to the current needle-based test, this discovery brings a pain free method for blood sugar testing of diabetes patients. Several patients do not tend to test as often as they ideally…
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MODERNA TO USE mRNA FOR HIV AND CANCER AFTER COVID-19
Moderna has developed several drugs with its cost and time effective mRNA technology that are currently undergoing trials for HIV, cancer, heart diseases and genetic disorders that could potentially lead to a paradigm shift in the way medicines are developed and manufactured. The company currently has vaccines for 10 viruses in trials including one for…
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LAMBDA : NEW VARIANT WITH 7 MUTATIONS
Lambda, a new coronavirus variant has been declared as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO). 31 countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland etc., have reported the cases of this variant. Originated in Peru in December 2020, now this particular variant accounts for almost 82% of the total…
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INDIA ADMINISTERED OVER 32 CRORE DOSES, OVERTAKES US
Health ministry on Monday informed that as many as 32.8 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered since the start of the vaccination drive that began from January 16. Out of these, one crore healthcare workers took the first dose and 72 lakh got the second dose as well. Following a new policy, India has…
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NINE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES APPROVE INDIAN VACCINE COVISHIELD FOR GREEN PASS
European countries including, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland and Spain, and Switzerland have approved the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine for ‘Green Pass’. This comes after India has asked the European countries to allow entry to Indians vaccinated with Covishield or Covaxin. The Green Pass has been rolled out on July 1 to facilitate free…
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ZYDUS CADILA’S VACCINE TO BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE WITH A TWO- DOSE REGIMEN
Highlights: Fifth vaccine to be authorized in India. Now effective with two doses. Company to manufacture 120M doses a year. If approved, it could be World’s first plasmid DNA shot. Zydus Cadila, a leading Indian Pharmaceutical company is seeking approval from the DCGI for the EUA of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, ZyCoV-D. It is the…
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