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Zydus starts second phase of Covid-19 Capt. Sathe, ex-IAF Pilot, who
vaccine candidate trials died in Kozhikode plane crash

By IT Correspondent Pankaj R Patel, chairman, DNA molecule) containing vaccine candidate was By Raju Vernekar
New Delhi, Aug 8: Zydus Cadila, said. the DNA sequence encoding developed indigenously at Mumbai, Aug 8:
“All the subjects in Phase I the antigen(s) against which the company’s Vaccine
Drug maker Zydus Cadila has clinical trial were closely an immune response is Technology Centre in One of India’s most decorated
started phase 2 clinical trials monitored in a clinical sought. Ahmedabad, Gujarat. pilots who served in the Indian
to establish the efficacy of its pharmacological unit for 24 The platform provides ease Experts in the government Air Force (IAF), Captain
anti-coronavirus disease hours post dosing for safety of manufacturing the have maintained that India will Deepak Captain V. Sathe
(Covid-19) vaccine candidate, and for 7 days thereafter and vaccine with minimal take the lead in manufacturing (58),who died, along with co-
the company said in a vaccine was found to be very biosafety requirements the Covid-19 vaccine when it pilot First Officer Akhilesh
statement. safe. We now begin the Phase (BSL-1). The platform is also is developed. “There we will Kumar and 18 passengers, in
“ Its plasmid DNA vaccine II clinical trials and look known to show much take the lead as we have the a tragic plane (Air India
“ZyCoV-D”, to prevent Covid- forward to evaluating the improved vaccine stability requisite manufacturing Express flight IX-1344) crash
19, has been found to be safe safety and immunogenicity of and lower cold chain capacity,” Niti Ayog member at Kerala’s Kozhikode
and well tolerated in the Phase the vaccine in a larger requirements, making it easy and also chairman of one of (Calicut) airport on Friday
I clinical trial. The doses of the population,” he added. for transportation to the national task forces on evening.
vaccine administered to The Phase II study of ZyCoV- remotest regions of the Covid-19 Dr VK Paul said. Wing Commander Sathe was
healthy volunteers in the D will be conducted in over country. Furthermore, the Meanwhile “Novavax” the US an alumnus of the National
Phase I clinical trial, which 1,000 healthy adult platform can be rapidly used company is the latest in a long Defence Academy
began on 15th July 2020, has volunteers. “The 7 day to modify the vaccine in line of pharmaceutical (NDA),Pune (Maharashtra) Sathe was the the topper of landing. The pilot has to
been well tolerated,” Zydus safety of the vaccine in all couple of weeks in case the companies to have shown and flew Air India planes after our course. Stood first and assess whether he or she can
Cadila said in a statement. the subjects enrolled in the virus mutates to ensure that encouraging results in the retiring from IAF. He was won the prestigious Sword of complete the aircraft landing
The vaccine was found to be Phase I clinical trial has been the vaccine still elicits initial stages. In one study, 56 commissioned into the IAF in Honour on 11 Jun 1981. My process after the touchdown,”
safe, immunogenic and well endorsed by the protection,” the company volunteers who were 1981 and retired in 2003. Then his soul rest in peace”. said an air traffic control
tolerated in the pre-clinical independent Data Safety said. administered doses of the he joined Air India and was His father was a brigadier in official. “When it rains heavily,
toxicity studies conducted on Monitoring Board (DSMB), The plasmid DNA, when candidate produced a high operating the Airbus A310. Indian Army, while his brother as was the case in Kozhikode,
animals. The vaccine was able which has been constituted introduced into the host level of antibodies without Later he shifted to Air India died in Kargil war. Capt Sathe the aircraft needs more
to elicit a high level of to oversee the safety aspects cells. would be translated any side effects. In another Express, a subsidiary of Air was residing at Powai in North runway length to finish the
neutralizing antibodies in of the clinical trial,” the into the viral protein and will trial it was found that the India, where he was operating East Mumbai. He is survived landing process because of
animal studies. The company company said. elicit a strong immune COVID-19 vaccine candidate the Boeing 737, a narrow- by Wife, two sons and the slippery surface.”
received the central drugs According to the company, response mediated by the protected monkeys against bodied plane, the officials daughters-in- laws. The AI has arranged a special
controller’s approval for the vaccine candidate is safer cellular and humoral arms of coronavirus. The Pune-based said. The AI Express aircraft that relief flight from Mumbai and
human trials on 2 July 2020. because of its DNA vaccine the human immune system, Serum Institute of India would Sathe had won the Sword of crashed was a part of the Delhi for rendering
The Phase I dosing to platform, which requires which play a vital role in have exclusive rights for the Honour – one of the most government’s “Vande Bharat humanitarian assistance to all
establish the safety of ZyCoV- injecting genetically protection from disease as supply of the “Novavax” prestigious military awards – Mission” from Dubai to the passengers and their
D is an important milestone,” engineered plasmid (small well as viral clearance. The COVID-19 vaccine in India. at the Hyderabad Air Force Kerala. According to reports, family members. It has also
Academy, and was an the tabletop runway was very established a passenger
Taking a flight to Mumbai? Here are the accomplished fighter jet pilot, slippery that caused the plane information centre and a toll-
to skid off and fall into a gorge,
before shifting to the
free number has been made
commercial airlines.
available for the family or
splitting into two pieces. Capt
new quarantine rules for govt officials ”Capt Sathe was from 58th Sathe had made a first attempt friends of those who may have
to land amid heavy rain, which
been on board flight IX-1344.
course of NDA, Pune and was
from Juliet Squadron. He he had to abort. He made a “The toll free number is 1800
passed out from Air Force second attempt, during which 2222 71. For those calling from
IT Correspondent passengers. resumed after a gap of two checking passengers.
Mumbai: Aug. 8: “Some instances have come to months owing to the The state government Academy with Sword of the plane crashed, Civil outside, please call
international country code,” it
Honour in June 1981 and was
Aviation Ministry sources
the notice that some coronavirus- -induced appointed the additional
Amid the coronavirus government officials after nationwide lockdown. municipal commissioners in a fighter pilot in the IAF,” said. added.
pandemic, the Brihanmumbai landing in Mumbai show their The guidelines stated that all the state as the nodal officers noted Air Marshal Bhushan “The instrument landing The death toll currently
Gokhale (Retd) as he
stands at 18, including both
system guides a pilot till a
Municipal Corporation (BMC) government ID card and secure passengers will be stamped and for the purpose of enforcing reminisced on his death. certain height and then it is up pilots, and at least 123 people,
has made 14-day home exemption. For exemption, it will have to go to 14-day home the SOP norms and said every Group Captain Christopher to the pilot to see the runway of the 191 onboard have been
isolation compulsory for all has to be made in writing to isolation. Aarogya Setu app on arriving air passenger will be (IAF) (retd), tweeted “Capt touch point and decide on injured in the incident.
domestic passengers arriving in amc.project@mcgm.gov.in at passenger’s smartphone is a required to declare after arrival
Mumbai and put a stamp on least two working days before must and passengers should that he/she has not been
their left hand for identification. landing stating full details of not be from containment affected by Covid-19, neither Sports
As per the latest order issued the work and also justifying zones. The home quarantined shown any symptoms of
on 3 August 2020, by Additional their request for home will self-monitor their health. Covid-19 nor resided in any
Municipal Commissioner P quarantine exemption,” the Local district/municipal containment zone.
Velrasu, this is as per standard order read. administration has been Maharashtra’s total number of India Hockey Captain
operating procedure (SOP) The Maharashtra government authorised to give exemption COVID-19 cases now stands
formulated by Maharashtra had issued Standard Operating from quarantine for including 3,05,521 recoveries Manpreet Singh, Four Other
at 1,46,268 positive cases,
Government on 25 May for all Procedures for passengers of contributing to an office or for
incoming domestic domestic flights when services other important work after and 16,476 deaths.
Canadian pastor jailed in Myanmar for Test Positive For Coronavirus
defying coronavirus ban Agency
New Delhi, Aug 8:
The Indian men’s hockey
Agency higher. Lah tested positive for court, adding that time already team captain Manpreet Singh
Yangoon, Aug 8: Toronto-based David Lah, 43, coronavirus shortly afterwards, served would be deducted. and four other players have
was born in Myanmar and and dozens of confirmed cases A waiting crowd of the tested positive for COVID-19
A Canadian preacher who often returns to his were traced back to his preacher’s followers erupted but the national camp will
claimed Christians were safe motherland to preach. followers. into cheers and celebrations resume in Bengaluru as
from coronavirus was on The country imposed a ban on The preacher was arrested after at the news. scheduled with those who are
Thursday jailed for three gatherings in mid-March, but recovering from the illness in The scandal even touched fit to train, the Sports
months in Myanmar after he footage emerged in early April May and faced up to three years Myanmar’s Christian vice- Authority of India (SAI) said
and dozens of his followers of Lah holding a service in in jail for violating the Natural president Henry Van Thio and on Friday. Besides Manpreet,
became infected when he held Yangon. Disaster and Management Law. his family, who had attended defender Surender Kumar,
a banned service. “If people hold the Bible and On Thursday, however, a an earlier service with Lah in Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker
The Southeast Asian nation Jesus in their hearts, the Yangon court chose to be February, although they later Varun Kumar and goalkeeper
has so far weathered the disease will not come in,” he lenient. tested negative. Krishan Bahadur Pathak have
pandemic well with just 357 proclaimed in one video to a Lah and his colleague Wai About six percent of also tested positive for the
confirmed cases and six roomful of faithful. Tun had been sentenced to Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s dreaded virus.
deaths, although the low “The only person who can three months imprisonment, population identifies as one of “I am self quarantined at the that the camp will resume from training’s resumption at the
numbers tested make many cure and give peace in this Lah’s lawyer Aung Kyi Win the various Christian SAI campus and I am very August 20 as planned with the centre. According to SAI,
fear the true figures are far pandemic is Jesus.” told reporters outside the denominations in the country. happy with the way SAI fit players. Pathak’s result came late from
authorities have handled the “As of now the camp is on and the state government.
situation...I am doing fine and will resume as planned. The fit “...SAI made it mandatory for
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the 28-year-old Manpreet said individual training and the back to the camp to take a rapid
in the statement issued by players who have tested COVID-19 test upon arrival,”
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are chances of more positve
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