Coronavirus vaccine news update: Bharat Biotech, Zydus Cadila set for trials; SII expects nod in 6 months
Coronavirus vaccine update: Twelve hospitals have been chosen for COVAXIN trials in the country. Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN is undergoing quality and safety tests before the doses are administered to volunteers
- Jul 8, 2020,
- Updated Jul 8, 2020 12:29 PM IST
Pharmaceutical companies across the world are engaged in a tight race to find coronavirus vaccine. As such Indian contenders are also speeding up the process. But if an Oxford University professor is to be believed, then there might not be much need for a vaccine. Professor Sunetra Gupta, believes that coronavirus might disappear on its own without the help of a vaccine. She also pointed out that coronavirus impacts mostly the high-risk cases. "What we've seen is that in normal, healthy people, who are not elderly or frail or don't have comorbidities, this virus is not something to worry about no more than how we worry about flu," she said. Meanwhile, closer home two companies have received approval to conduct trials for their coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Here are the latest developments from India and across the world:
Pharmaceutical companies across the world are engaged in a tight race to find coronavirus vaccine. As such Indian contenders are also speeding up the process. But if an Oxford University professor is to be believed, then there might not be much need for a vaccine. Professor Sunetra Gupta, believes that coronavirus might disappear on its own without the help of a vaccine. She also pointed out that coronavirus impacts mostly the high-risk cases. "What we've seen is that in normal, healthy people, who are not elderly or frail or don't have comorbidities, this virus is not something to worry about no more than how we worry about flu," she said. Meanwhile, closer home two companies have received approval to conduct trials for their coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Here are the latest developments from India and across the world: