New Phase III data show efficacy ranging up to 100% for Bharat Biotech's inactivated vaccine, while also in India, Serum Institute sets new prices for its vaccine. Meanwhile, Russia's RDIF strikes new production deals in South Korea.
Bharat Biotech announced that its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, showed point estimate efficacy of 78% (95% confidence interval: 61-88) against mild, moderate, and severe disease. This compares with 81% reported in the first interim analysis. (Also see "Bharat Biotech Gets Shot In Arm With 81% Efficacy For COVID-19 Vaccine" - Scrip, 4 March, 2021.)
However, efficacy against severe disease was 100% (95% confidence interval: 60-100), with an impact on reduction in hospitalizations. The efficacy...
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