Allergy-immune-system-drugs
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca
vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against
its new Covid variant.
Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid
cases in South Africa.
The trial, involving some 2,000 people, found
that the vaccine offered "minim...
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine has been
shown to be 89% effective in large-scale UK trials.
First to Demonstrate Clinical
Efficacy Against COVID-19 and Both UK and South Africa Variants.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination
and Immunisation has decided that people who are at risk because of a heart
condition should be among those who are prioritised to receive the vaccine.
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is
a recombinant adenoviral vector vaccine. Recombinant vaccines use a small piece
of genetic material from a pathogen, like SARS-CoV-2, to trigger an immune
response. A specific piece of the virus can be targeted, and recombinant
vaccines are generally safe to use in a large population of people—even those
with...
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine was
developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca and manufactured in Serum
Institute of India.
The vaccine works by delivering
the genetic code of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to the body’s cells, similarly
to the BNT162b2 vaccine. Once inside the body, the spike protein is produced,
causing the immune...
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic
drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the
treatment of onchocerciasis and strongyloidiasis. Ivermectin is not
FDA-approved for the treatment of any viral infection. In general, the drug is
well tolerated. It is currently being evaluated as a potential treatment for
COVID-19.
Iverm...
In a clinical trial of patients with COVID-19, monoclonal antibody were shown to reduce COVID-19-related
hospitalization or emergency room visits in patients at high risk for
disease progression within 28 days after treatment when compared to
placebo. The safety and effectiveness of this investigational therapy
for use in the treatment of C...
FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19. The U.S. FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA)
for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for
the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric
patients.
COVAXIN, India's indigenous
COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech is developed in collaboration with the
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology
(NIV). The indigenous, inactivated vaccine is developed and manufactured in
Bharat Biotech's BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) high containment facility.
The Drugs Controlle...
India has formally approved the
emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines.
The Drugs Controller General of
India (DCGI) granted its first emergency conditional approvals Jan. 3 for a
pair of COVID-19 vaccines, including Covishield, developed abroad by Astrazeneca plc
and Oxford University and manufactured by the Pune-based S...
The World Health Organization has
granted its first emergency use validation to BioNTech-Pfizer's COVID-19
vaccine.
UN health agency says emergency use
listing ‘opens the door’ for countries to expedite their vaccine approval
processes.
The World Health Organization has
listed Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, a crit...
The Oxford University
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the UK.
