Posted on Aug 20, 2021
India approves world's first DNA Covid vaccine
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India's drug regulator has approved the world's first DNA vaccine against Covid-19 for emergency use.
The three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according to an interim study quoted by the vaccine maker Cadila Healthcare.
The firm plans to make up to 120 million doses of India's second home-grown vaccine every year.
Previous DNA vaccines have worked well in animals but not humans.
India has so far given more than 570 million doses of three previously approved vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.
About 13% of adults have been fully vaccinated and 47% have received at least one shot since the beginning of the drive in January.
The three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according to an interim study quoted by the vaccine maker Cadila Healthcare.
The firm plans to make up to 120 million doses of India's second home-grown vaccine every year.
Previous DNA vaccines have worked well in animals but not humans.
India has so far given more than 570 million doses of three previously approved vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.
About 13% of adults have been fully vaccinated and 47% have received at least one shot since the beginning of the drive in January.
India approves world's first DNA Covid vaccine
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Another weapon in the Covid battle and much needed in India for sure.
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SFC Randy Hellenbrand
Though to be honest, I wouldn't mind if they could come up with DNA for regenerating the cartilage for my joints. Damn it sucks to get old Sir.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SFC Randy Hellenbrand My knee agrees with you........perhaps someday.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Cadila Healthcare said it had conducted the largest clinical trial for the vaccine in India so far, involving 28,000 volunteers in more than 50 centres.
This is also the first time, the firm claimed, a Covid-19 vaccine had been tested in young people in India - 1,000 people belonging to the 12-18 age group. The jab was found to be "safe and very well tolerated" in this age group.
The key third phase of clinical trials was conducted at the peak of the deadly second wave of the virus. The vaccine maker believes this reaffirmed the jab's "efficacy against the mutant strains", especially the highly infectious Delta variant."...
..."Cadila Healthcare said it had conducted the largest clinical trial for the vaccine in India so far, involving 28,000 volunteers in more than 50 centres.
This is also the first time, the firm claimed, a Covid-19 vaccine had been tested in young people in India - 1,000 people belonging to the 12-18 age group. The jab was found to be "safe and very well tolerated" in this age group.
The key third phase of clinical trials was conducted at the peak of the deadly second wave of the virus. The vaccine maker believes this reaffirmed the jab's "efficacy against the mutant strains", especially the highly infectious Delta variant."...
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SP5 Dennis Loberger - Cool... how long ago & were you with CVS then too? We live right on the Warrick/Spencer County line just north of Yankeetown School. Thanks for mentioning this.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
SGT (Join to see) - we lived in Newburgh from 1983 to 1987. I managed the Osco Drug on Vann in Evansville then. My wife worked for a Dentist in Newburgh
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