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Pfizer Vaccine’s Price May Be Throwing off Indian Government, Report Says

The Wire Staff 14/12/2020

Aside from its cost, the Pfizer vaccine candidate was...

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Serum Institute Fracas Exposes Loose Ends of India’s Clinical Trial Machinery

Shreya Dasgupta 10/12/2020

Participants' voices are missing from deliberations about how officials...

Laboratory assistant holds a tube with Russia's "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition in Budapest

The Curious Case of Vaccine Efficacy, and the Unanswered Questions Behind It

S. Swaminathan 03/12/2020

The fact that a huge majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections...

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COVID-19 Vaccine: A Clinical Trial Participant Falls Sick. What Happens Next?

Gagandeep Kang 30/11/2020

We have a low tolerance for severe adverse events...

FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune

India Will Soon Have a Working Vaccine. We Must Start Now To Make It Work for All.

Dr Jammi Nagaraj Rao 30/11/2020

The vaccine candidates' efficacy won't mean much unless India...

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares specimen collection tubes at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-thru testing location in Houston

If a Vaccine Is Approved, Will It Be Ethical To Deny It To Clinical Trial Participants?

Jahnavi Sen 26/11/2020

The ethical dilemma arises from the fact that once...

Lucky Mistake in Oxford Vaccine Trial Cheers Company, Stumps Scientists

The Wire Staff 24/11/2020

A stroke of good fortune from a dosing error...