COVISHIELD Completes Enrolment of Phase III clinical trials under partnership of ICMR and SII

Serum Institute of India (SII), and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), announce completion of enrolment of phase 3 clinical trials for COVISHIELD in India. ICMR and SII have further collaborated for clinical development of COVOVAX (Novavax) developed by Novavax, USA and upscaled by SII.  ICMR has funded  the clinical trial site fees while SII … Read more

Israel in talks with Pfizer over potential COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer PFE.N said on Monday (November 9) that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the global economy and upended daily life. Numerous countries have signed deals with the company already to receive millions of … Read more

Hindus upset with rapper Cardi B mimicking goddess Durga to sell shoes

Hindus are upset with rapper Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) for emulating Hindu goddess Durga with a sneaker in her hand to launch “new Reebok x Cardi B collection” releasing November 13. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that goddess Durga was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be … Read more

Philips reinforces its commitment to support the fight against childhood pneumonia

Udaipur : Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, on the occasion of World Pneumonia Day is reinforcing its efforts to help improve the diagnosis and prevention of childhood pneumonia in India. As a part of Philips’ CSR campaign, ‘#HarSaansMeinZindagi’ multiple efforts have been underway to support the reduction of cases … Read more