indiaUpdated: Nov 20, 2020, 08:27 ISTA global search continues for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) even as a rise in the number of infections and related deaths are being reported. Click here for full Covid-19 coverageIn India, Haryana’s home minister Anil Vij will be administered a shot of Bharat Biotech International Limited’s vaccine candidate as its phase three trials begins in the state. Here are the latest updates on Covid-19 vaccine development front:1. He will be administered a shot of the vaccine candidate of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, Covaxin. Pfizer recently said the vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, was found to be 95% effective.

Source: Hindustan Times November 20, 2020 02:58 UTC