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WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’
"We don't detect a change in severity of EG.5 compared to other...
No proposal under consideration to change retirement age of central govt employees: Jitendra Singh
"Female government servant and single male govt servants appointed...
89 deaths reported following COVID vaccination till March 16, but none attributed to vaccine: Govt
Adequate measures have been put in place to manage AEFI cases like availability of anaphylaxis kits at each vaccination site, immediate referral to adverse events following immunization (AEFI) management centre and observation of vaccine recipients for 30 minutes at session site so as to take timely corrective measure.
Notify health policy for rare diseases by March 31, HC asks Centre; directs setting up of R&D body
It also asked the government to consider increasing the budget for rare diseases for the upcoming financial year 2021-22 and said the policy should deal with giving financial incentives for manufacturing drugs and contributing towards treatment of rare diseases.
AstraZeneca says US trial data shows vaccine 79% effective
While the AstraZeneca vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries worldwide, scientists have been awaiting results of the U.S. study in hopes it will clear up some of the confusion about just how well the shots really work
Asia accelerates AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine rollouts, even as trust plunges in Europe
The AstraZeneca shot was among the first and cheapest of the Covid-19 vaccines to be developed and launched at volume and is set to be the mainstay of vaccination programmes in much of the developing world.
But its brief suspension raised concerns that a slowdown in vaccination rollouts could hurt the global fight against the pandemic, as coronavirus cases surge in some countries, overwhelming healthcare systems and hurting economies.
India records highest single-day surge since mid November
New Delhi: India added 90,797 cases of coronavirus in two days with 46,951 new infections being recorded in a span of 24 hours, the highest so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,16,46,081, according to the Union Health Ministry...
A year after ‘Janata curfew’, coronavirus threat rears its ugly head again
India stands at number one position in terms of recovered coronavirus cases followed by Brazil, while it is in the third spot in terms of the cases after the US and Brazil, according to the Johns Hopkins University, which has been compiling global COVID-19 data.
India to increase interval between doses of AstraZeneca shot
NEW DELHI: India’s health ministry on Monday wrote to states asking them to administer second AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses,Covishield, to recipients within four to eight weeks, from the current guideline of four to six weeks. “The...
Hyderabad-based Virchow Biotech to produce up to 200 mn doses of Sputnik V
The announcement follows similar deals with Indian pharmaceutical firms Gland Pharma, Stelis Biopharma and Hetero.
“Virchow’s proven capabilities in large-scale drug substance manufacturing should help meet the global demand for this vaccine,” Dr. Tummuru Murali, Managing Director of Virchow Biotech, said in a statement issued by RDIF.
Legal drinking age lowered to 21 from 25 years in Delhi
The government announced that no new liquor shops will be opened and 60 per cent share of government shops in the current retail liquor business will be replaced by private players.
India records 43,846 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, highest single day spike this year.
The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 115 days. The death toll increased to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities, the highest in 97 days, the data updated at 8 am showed.As many as 44,489 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours on November 26.
As India witnessed the highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases this year, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday that Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 83.14 per cent of the new infections.