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This picture taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading \Vaccine Covid-19\ next to the Moderna biotech company logo. - The CEO of Moderna warned European countries on November 17 that dragging out negotiations to purchase its promising new Covid-19 vaccine will slow down deliveries, as other nations that have signed deals will get priority. The biotech company Pfizer said the day after that a completed study of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine showed it is 95 percent effective, after Moderna said its own vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, according to a preliminary analysis. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)Science
Explained | Here-'s how coronavirus vaccine trials work

To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are effective, researchers design clinical trials involving thousands...

19 Nov 2020 6:23 AM IST

Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months. (AP)Science
Protein-based COVID vaccine candidates more suitable for India,...

That potentially rules out the 3 vaccine candidates that have shown over 90% efficiency over the last week - Pfizer,...

18 Nov 2020 5:30 PM IST

This creative image taken in a studio in Paris on November 16, 2020, showing a syringe and a vaccine vial with the reproducted logo of a US biotech firm Moderna, illustrates the announcement of an experimental vaccine against Covid-19 from Moderna that would be nearly 95% effective, marking a second major step forward in the quest to end the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)Science
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective

Moderna-'s announcement comes just a week after Pfizer said their COVID-19 vaccine candidate was more than 90 per cent...

17 Nov 2020 6:11 AM IST

Celestial excitement in store for sky gazers this monthScience
Celestial excitement in store for sky gazers this month

Jupiter and Saturn will be shining bright in the southwestern hemisphere and Venus will shine right before dawn

12 Nov 2020 3:07 PM IST

Sputnik V vaccineScience
Russia’s Sputnik V arrives, officials claim 92% effective

The interim research data of Sputnik V has not been published or peer-reviewed yet

12 Nov 2020 2:03 PM IST

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizers COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)Science
Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is over 90% effective

However, Monday-'s announcement doesn-'t mean a vaccine is imminent

9 Nov 2020 7:38 PM IST

Smoke emanating from fire crackers.Science
Smoky firecrackers can spread coronavirus faster: Experts

Armed forces advised against use of loud, differently-coloured smoke emanating crackers as they could spread virus

4 Nov 2020 12:01 AM IST

Bharat Biotechs vaccine candidate -Covaxin- has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV) using inactivated Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.(Representational Image:AFP)Science
Bharat Biotech to launch Covaxin in second quarter of 2021

The price of the vaccine is yet to be determined, as the company is still looking at the cost of product development

2 Nov 2020 1:16 PM IST

A student washes her hands at Chamata Girls School after schools re-opened following a gap of more then seven months due to coronavirus pandemic, at Chamata in Nalbari district, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)Science
Coronavirus developing genetic mutations, turning more contagious:...

The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier

2 Nov 2020 11:49 AM IST

Lifestyle diseasesScience
Lifestyle diseases making Indians heavier: ICMR

Nutritionists clarify that people should consume energy-giving foods, proteins instead of carbohydrates

31 Oct 2020 12:46 AM IST

Representational image of CoronavirusScience
Treatment for 6 months needed post Covid-19

Docs advise patients to approach them if patients feel unwell even within 20 days of recovery from Covid

27 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England. (Photo released by the University of Oxford via AP)Science
COVID-19 vaccine might provide longer immunity, thanks to its low...

Researchers across the globe who have been studying the virus state that they find that one vaccine will provide longer...

22 Oct 2020 10:04 AM IST

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