{"id":90450,"date":"2020-08-20T20:04:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T14:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=90450"},"modified":"2020-08-21T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T05:47:47","slug":"indian-vaccine-to-be-expedited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/latest-news\/indian-vaccine-to-be-expedited\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIAN VACCINE TO BE EXPEDITED?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Indian Council of Medical Research<\/strong>, ICMR<\/strong>, Director General Balram Bhargava<\/strong> informed members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs that the vaccine candidates developed by Bharat Biotech, Cadila<\/strong> and the Serum Institute of India are at different stages of trial, said an MP present in the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Covid-19 vaccine<\/strong> candidates coordinated by Bharat Biotech and Cadila are nearing completion of phase-two trails. The one being handled by the Serum Institute of India and developed by Oxford University will enter phase-2 (b) trials this weekend for which 1,700 patients have been identified at 17 centres across the country, the MP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to MPs who attended the meeting, when asked how long people will have to live with the pandemic, Bhargava replied that normally the final trial takes about six to nine months but if the governments decides, an emergency authorisation could be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to queries by the panel about the saliva test cleared by FDA <\/strong>in the US for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2<\/strong>, Bhargava <\/strong>informed that taking samples from gargled water is already under consideration and further details will be available soon, according to another MP who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n