Tag: COVID vaccine

Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults

LONDON – One of the world’s leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces a immune response in both young and old adults, raising hopes of a path out of the gloom and economic destruction wrought by the novel coronavirus. The vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, also triggers lower […]

AstraZeneca resumes trials of COVID vaccine halted by patient illness

LONDON – AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers from the University of Oxford, were […]

Health experts cast doubt on India’s timeline for COVID vaccine

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU – The chief of India’s top clinical research agency said in a leaked letter circulated on Friday it envisaged launching a novel coronavirus vaccine by Aug. 15, prompting scepticism from some health experts who questioned the short timeline. Dozens of vaccine candidates are at various stages […]

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