Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that at least 4 of the 14 candidate vaccines for novel coronavirus in the country might soon enter the clinical trial stage.
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Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘Maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, and following hand and physical hygiene is the biggest safeguard against the COVID-19 disease until any vaccine or cure is found.
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Rao asked the Health Minister about the status of the development of the vaccines in the country. The Minister said, "The whole world is trying to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. There are over 100 candidate vaccines that are at different levels of development. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is coordinating the efforts. India is also actively contributing to it. There are 14 candidates in India also which are at different levels..." Vardhan said. He said the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology is helping the academic world and industry in all manners, such as giving regulatory clearances, grants, or financial support, among other things. "As far as I know, four of our fourteen vaccines will soon be in the clinical trial stage, within 4 to 5 months. All the 14 are right now at the pre-clinical trial stage."
However, Minister cautioned that it is too early to expect any vaccine against the disease because there is a long due procedure involved in its development. "It will take a minimum of one year for the development of any vaccine even if it is developed earliest. Therefore use social distancing, masks and follow hand and physical hygiene the biggest safeguard against the disease till any vaccine or cure is found," said the Minister.
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