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By Mid-June & Early-July, India Will Have Enough COVID Jab Supply: Scientist Virander S. Chauhan News18 1 hour ago Virander S. Chauhan © Provided by News18 By Mid-June & Early-July, India Will Have Enough COVID Jab Supply: Scientist Virander S. Chauhan Even as India witnesses an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections, the country is also gearing up for the next phase of vaccination wherein anyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to take the jab from May 1. News18....

News 26 IAS President Adeeba Kamarulzaman appointed to WHO Science Council chris posted on 4/26/2021 5:28:00 PM Monday, 26 April 2021 ( Geneva, Switzerland ): IAS – the International AIDS Society – welcomes the appointment of its President, AdeebaKamarulzaman, to the newly formed World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council.   The Science Council will advise WHO on high-priority scientific issues that could have a direct impact on global health.   “Science m...

While Chinas another 9 vaccines are only in the first or second phase of human trials, the data says another 17 vaccines from different parts of the world are in the final Phase III stage, which means these vaccines are likely to be available commercially in the coming months. Prominent among them are Zycov-D from Indias Zydus Cadila which is expected to be launched in the coming months and Hyderabad-based manufacturer Biological Es BECOV2, which got final phase trial clearance from the Drug Co...

Cubas Abdala to conclude 3rd phase of clinical trials Cubas Abdala to conclude 3rd phase of clinical trials Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Abdala, Cubas vaccine candidate against Covid-19, will conclude this week the administration of the third dose to all volunteers as part of the 3rd phase of clinical trials, it was announced on Monday. We aim at celebrating International Health Workers Day on May 1 by applying those last doses to all the volunteers included, Verena Mucio assured, director of...

These updates are republished press releases and communications from members of the Science|Business Network University of Birmingham researchers raise alarm over stalled adoption of biotechnology to improve food security The worldwide adoption of biotechnologies to improve crop production has stalled, putting global food security at risk, according to an international team of researchers led by the University of Birmingham. The group, which includes economists, plant breeders and plant scienti...

THE FULL STORY OF CUBA’S COVID-19 VACCINES Posted on April 23, 2021 in Cuba, International // 0 Comments Some 200 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed worldwide, and 23 candidates have advanced to phase III clinical trials (as of 25 March 2021). Though no other Latin American country has developed a vaccine of its own, two of the 23 now in phase III trials are Cuban: Soberana 02 and Abdala. And Cuba also has three other vaccine candidates in earlier stage trials: Soberana 01, Soberana...

Development of Cuban Covid-19 vaccines highlighted in Ukraine Development of Cuban Covid-19 vaccines highlighted in Ukraine Kiev, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban ambassador to Ukraine, Natacha Diaz, highlighted the development of Covid-19 vaccines in Cuba, as part of the advancement of the national biopharmaceutical industry, according to the 2000 newspaper. Speaking to the newspaper, the representative of Cuba stressed that these achievements cannot be seen in isolation at the level reached b...

People in Cuba with chronic diseases can be vaccinated People in Cuba with chronic diseases can be vaccinated Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Experts from the Cuban Finlay Vaccines Institute on Wednesday claimed that people suffering from any chronic disease can be vaccinated, as long as they are stable and the treatment does not interfere. However, we suggest that they consult with the doctor that treats them, according to a message posted by this scientific center on Twitter. In short, commu...

In Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World,” people aren’t born from a mother’s womb. Instead, embryos are grown in artificial wombs until they are brought into the world, a process called ectogenesis. In the novel, technicians in charge of the hatcheries manipulate the nutrients they give the fetuses to make the newborns fit the desires of society. Two recent scientific developments suggest that Huxley’s imagined world of functionally manufactured people is no longer far-fetche...

There was a 12% increase in consumer spend on non-GMO food products in Germany last year. German shoppers paid out around €12.6bn on products with the "Ohne GenTechnik" (non-GMO) label in 2020, said VLOG, the organization behind the seal. The market share of such products in terms of food retail in Germany is now around 5.4%, it added. © VLOG Non-GMO milk and dairy products accounted for the largest share of that consumer spend, with shoppers buying €8.8bn worth...