Discussion Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Drive Updates

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Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus.

The findings are hugely promising, but it is still too soon to know if this is enough to offer protection and larger trials are under way.

The UK has already ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine.

Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response
 
After Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, which is now being called Covishield, appeared to be safe in the first and second phases of human trials in the UK, Indian manufacturer of the vaccine Serum Institute today said the decisive third phase of the trials would start in India from August.

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawala today said the first and second phases of trials had established the safety of the vaccine. The third phase would be crucial as it would show how much protection the vaccine would give against Covid-19. Poonawala said Serum Institute would start the third phase of trials for the Oxford vaccine in August and conclude it by October-November.

Covishield vaccine Phase-3 trials in India from next month
 
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Vaccine got injected 2 volunteer today in SRM , Chennai .. Condition is stable they under supervision 🙂
 
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