COVID-19 Vaccine updates.
                     CORONA VIRUS VACCINE 
UPDATES
INTRODUCTION
• COVID-19 vaccines are being actively developed. 
• All vaccines have the goal to prepare a person's 
immune system to fight off corona virus.
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Dexamethasone
• Dexamethasone emerges as a life-saving drug against 
COVID-19
• Commonly used. anti-inflammatory steroid drug
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WHO praises its use
• Dexamethasone found to be incredibly effective in 
severe cases of COVID-19.
• The preliminary findings were appreciated by the 
WHO and doctors.
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Russia begins human clinical trials of its innovative vaccine
• Russia is one of the worst affected countries by the 
pandemic.
• The nation is seeing a lot of home grown efforts in 
the development of vaccines.
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Clinical treatments Avifavir are  underway in Russia
• Russian medical researchers are also studying the 
use of an experimental drug, Avifavir on COVID 
positive patients as part of a clinical trial.
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Vaxine, University of Georgia complete Phase 1 of ferret studies
• Vaxine Private Limited announced successful 
completion of the vaccine prototype.
• COVAX-19 is hopeful of seeing more positive 
developments happen over the next four weeks. 
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Imperial college vaccine trials to start soon
• Imperial College of London recently announced the start 
of human trials of its innovative vaccine.
• It makes use of synthetic code of the SARS-COV2's genetic 
material.
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Oxford vaccine to guarantee protection for a year
• The novel vaccine prototype being helmed by the 
University of Oxford and British pharma company.
• The vaccine candidate, AZD1222 is seeing speedy 
developments happen.
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in India
• India-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has made sure about 
administrative endorsement for the assembling and showcasing 
of antiviral medication Favipiravir under the brand name FabiFlu 
to get mellow moderate Covid-19. 
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Vaccine still in works in India
• Researchers and scientists are working on 
developing a vaccine to fight the deadly virus.
• Patanjali claims it has developed medicine to cure 
covid-19, which has yet to get approval.
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