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Moderna is seeking US approval for a COVID vaccine for children under the age of six

COVID vaccine

Moderna, a US biotech company, announced on Thursday that it had submitted an emergency use authorisation request in the US for its COVID vaccination for children aged six months to under six years. In the United States and most other nations, children under the age of six are the only age group that has yet …

Coronavirus News Highlights: COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till August 16

China reports 101 new coronavirus cases for July 28, highest since mid-April

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Coronavirus News Highlights: India’s brutal second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is receding and the country is preparing for the possible third coronavirus wave. So far, the country has recorded over 3.18 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 4,27,371 deaths. A total of 3,10,55,861 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are …

First batch of DRDO’s anti-COVID-19 drug 2-DG to be released today

First batch of DRDO's anti-COVID-19 drug 2-DG to be released today

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The first batch of anti-COVID-19 drug 2-DG, developed by the DRDO, will be released on May 17 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, officials said. The Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has approved the oral drug for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to …

India see record day high of 152,879 new COVID-19 infections

COVID-19 vaccination for all begins on May 1 — here is all you need to know

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Hitting another record daily high of 1,52,879 new coronavirus infections, India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,33,58,805, while the active cases breached the 11-lakh mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on April 11. The death toll increased …

India declines proposal to test Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V in large study

India declines proposal to test Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V in large study

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s drug regulator has knocked back a proposal from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd to conduct a large study in the country to evaluate Russia’s Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine and has asked it to first test the vaccine in a smaller trial. The recommendations by an expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard …