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What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?

Two vaccine makers have said that preliminary results from their late-stage studies suggest their experimental vaccines are strongly protective. Moderna this week said its vaccine appears nearly 95 per cent effective.

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Asian Shares Rise Buoyed By News On Coronavirus Vaccine

It's the second time this month that a company unveiled such encouraging numbers about a vaccine, boosting hopes that the global economy can return to some semblance of normal next year.

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Vaccine alliance raises $2 billion to buy COVID shots for poor nations

Another $5 billion will also be needed in 2021 to procure COVID-19 vaccine doses as they come through development and are approved by regulators

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Natco Pharma Q2 Net Profit Up 73% To Rs 204 Cr

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 117.7 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Natco Pharma said in a BSE filing.

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Glenmark Pharma gets USFDA nod for Tacrolimus capsules

Tacrolimus capsule is an immunosuppressant and is used for preventing organ rejection in certain patients following liver, kidney, or heart transplant.

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Third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi worst so far; cases to come down soon: Health Minister Jain

The government has increased the number of beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Delhi, but there is no plan to rope in hotels and banquet halls

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Novartis Arthritis Drug Fails To Help COVID-19 Patients

The medicine, approved as Ilaris for juvenile arthritis and other conditions, also did not meet its key secondary endpoint of reducing COVID-19 mortality in a late-phase clinical trial

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AstraZeneca Expects COVID-19 Vaccine Data This Year

While AstraZeneca marches on with the vaccine, demand for its diverse portfolio of drugs remained strong despite disruptions to health systems due to the pandemic.

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