AstraZeneca Current Affairs, GK & News
SII’s Covishield gets emergency-use nod from DGCI
The Subject Expert committee that is advising the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) recommended restricted Emergency Use Authorisation for COVISHIELD. COVISHIELD vaccine was developed by Serum Institute of India. Who manufactures COVISHIELD? The COVISHIELD the vaccine is developed by the University of Oxford and the British Pharmaceutical major Astra Zeneca. In India, the vaccine ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • Bharat Biotech Limited • Clinical trials • COVAXIN • COVAXIN Vaccine • COVID-19 vaccine • Covishield • Director controller General of India • Serum Institute of India
What is mRNA Technology used in COVID-19 vaccines for the first time?
On November 16, 2020, Moderna, a US Biotech firm announced that its COVID-19 vaccines are 94.5% effective. The announcement comes in days after Pfizer released results showing 90% effectiveness in its own vaccine. Both the companies use mRNA technology in their vaccines. This is the first time the mRNA technology is being used to create ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Antibodies • AstraZeneca • COVID-19 vaccine • DNA • Moderna • mRNA • Oxford University • Pfizer • spike proteins • Vaccines
EU enters into deal with AstraZeneca, for first Covid-19 vaccine
The European Union has entered into an agreement to but at least 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID 19 vaccine in the first-ever such deal in advance by the group. This is expected to weaken the global approach taken by the World Health Organization in this regard. What is the Deal? The European Union, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • EU • European Union • GAVI • Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations • Inclusive Vaccines Alliance
National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 chaired by Dr V K Paul met for the first time
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID 19 met for the first time on August 13 to discuss regarding the delivery of vaccines in the country. They mainly discussed the conceptualization and implementation mechanisms for the creation of a digital infrastructure for inventory management and delivery mechanism for the vaccine. Details of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • COVID-19 • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Moderna • National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration • Niti Ayog • Russia • University of Oxford • USA