Wockhardt has entered into an agreement with Russian Direct Investment Fund and Enso Healthcare to manufacture and supply Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines against Covid-19
Pfizer and Moderna are also working on vaccines that target the Omicron variant
This is the ninth Covid-19 vaccine approved in India
Prof Karikó's research was most notably used by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to build COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
The Subject Expert Committee has recommended grant of permission to conduct Phase 3 trials under certain conditions
Sputnik Light as a booster significantly increases virus neutralizing activity against Omicron based on sera 2-3 months after revaccination
Researchers observed that the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were 78% and 73% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections, respectively
The first study to investigate the safety and immunogenicity of both vaccines when co-administered compared to each vaccine administered separately in adults aged 65 years and older
The trial will be conducted across eight sites in Maharashtra
Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes administer extra vaccine doses as part of the NIH funded study
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