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Oral Covid-19 Vaccine on the way

Ecostar Editor MagJuly 8, 20211923 Views0

Premas Biotech, a developer of novel biotherapeutic and vaccine candidates, with Oramed Pharmaceuticals, announced the development of an oral Covid-19 vaccine that has shown efficacy after a single dose. Premas, Oramed and other shareholders, have formed Oravax Medical, which has received exclusive licenses from Oramed and Premas to develop oral COVID-19 vaccines. After a single dose of the Oravax COVID-19 capsule, efficacy was evident through antibody production in a pilot animal study. Oravax's vaccine promoted both systemic immunity through Immunoglobulin G (IgG), the most common antibody in blood and bodily fluids that protect against viral infections and Immunoglobulin A (IgA) protects the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts against infection. Premas'protein-based VLP (vir...

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Covid-19: count and estimates

Ecostar Editor MagNovember 18, 20202718 Views0

Covid-19: count and estimates Who is afraid of the virus? By mid of September, India’s Covid-19 caseload crossed a million mark. Ever since, the world’s worst hit India’s large population began to endure it fearlessly. One and half months later, the caseload shrunk nearly half, even when daily new cases are in thousands. Where did that secret rapid-recovery magic come from?, asks Sajikumar, who is authoring a book on India’s Covid-19 trials. India has become the world's worst Covid-19 hit after hitting the million-mark on 18th September. Unless we stop the newly fashioned toll count, Covid19 pandemic is not going to go away so easily, even though people have begun to take it slightly, says Sajikumar, who has just completed the manuscript of his second book that is on Covid-19 pan...

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India’s preparation for vaccine distribution : To work like poll exercise

Ecostar Editor MagNovember 17, 20202706 Views0

India has the experience of conducting elections in an admirably efficient manner. A similar mechanism will be put in place to deliver the vaccine. The government has started preparation for delivery and distribution of the vaccine. Three vaccines are in advanced stages of development in India, out of which two are in Phase II and one in Phase-III. Indian scientists and research teams are collaborating and strengthening the research capacities in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There are further requests from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Qatar and Bhutan for clinical trials in their countries, says Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. “Our efforts should not limit to the neighborhood but must reach the entire world in providing vaccines, medicines and IT...

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Hunt for a Vaccine : Too many candidates on the highway

Ecostar Editor MagNovember 17, 20201820 Views0

When will Covid-19 vaccine be ready for distribution? Currently, there are 137 Covid-19 vaccines under various stages of development. While 49 are in clinical trials on humans, 88 are in pre-clinical stage under test on animals. According to various reports, 35 vaccines in Phase-I are tested for ascertaining safety and dosage, 14 are at Phase-II and 11 are at Phase-III undergoing efficacy tests. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it did not yet know exactly when a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine would be ready for distribution, nonetheless WHO estimated that it could be ready by early or mid-2021. Before COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered, several important challenges are to be met. The vaccines must be proven safe and effective in large (Phase III) clinical trials....