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Blow to WHO? EU clinches first Covid-19 vaccine deal with AstraZeneca
The European Commission, which is negotiating on behalf of all 27 EU member states, said the deal included an option to purchase 100 million additional doses from the British drugmaker should its vaccine prove safe and effective.
The EU’s bilateral deal mirrors moves by the United States and other wealthy states, some of which are critical of the WHO’s initiative, and further reduces the potentially available stock in the race to secure effective Covid-19 vaccines.
The EU move could complicate efforts led by the WHO and GAVI, a global alliance for vaccines, to buy shots on behalf of rich and developing countries with a separate scheme.
The Commission has urged EU states to shun the WHO-led initiative because it sees it as too expensive and slow, EU officials told Reuters in July
China grants country’s first COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino: state media
Saudi Arabia said this month it plans to begin Phase III clinical trials for the CanSino vaccine. CanSino has said it is also in talks with Russia, Brazil and Chile to launch Phase III trials in those countries.
National Digital Health Mission rolled out on pilot mode in Chandigarh, 5 different UTs
Welcoming the historic announcement by the prime minister, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan mentioned, “Based on the initial learnings in the UTs, we will gradually work in partnership with the states to launch the NDHM. I seek the whole-hearted support, inputs and cooperation of doctors, healthcare facilities, citizens and state governments to adopt this game-changing scheme.”
The NDHM is a holistic, voluntary healthcare programme that may scale back the prevailing hole between numerous stakeholders reminiscent of docs, hospitals and different healthcare suppliers, pharmacies, insurance coverage firms, and residents by bringing them collectively and connecting them in an built-in digital well being infrastructure, the NHA assertion mentioned.
“Covid warriors will be first to get vaccinated, once we get it”: MoS Health
Phase 1 and 2 human clinical trials of two of the vaccine candidates, developed indigenously by Bharat Biotech, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and Zydus Cadila Ltd, are currently underway.
The Serum Institute of India has been permitted to conduct Phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the third vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University. The Pune-based institute has partnered with AstraZeneca for manufacturing the vaccine.
COVID-19:Over 63,000 fresh cases, tally climbs to 25,89,682,death toll nears50k
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
ndia has been reporting over 60,000 cases daily since August 7, barring August 11 when the country registered 53,601 new cases of the infection.
The case fatality rate has declined to 1.93 per cent.
There are 6,77,444 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country presently which comprise 26.16 per cent of the total caseload in the country.
USFDA clears simple saliva test for faster detection of COVID-19
With the FDA’s emergency use authorisation, the testing method is immediately available to other diagnostic laboratories that want to start using the new test, which can be scaled up quickly for use across the nation and, perhaps, beyond in the coming weeks, researchers said
”This is a huge step forward to make testing more accessible,” said Chantal Vogels, a Yale postdoctoral fellow, who led the laboratory development and validation along with Doug Brackney, an adjunct assistant clinical professor.
Demand for tech-enabled healthcare solutions rising due to COVID-19 impact: Report
“Consumers are increasingly preferring to have their healthcare needs met remotely or from the comfort and safety of their homes. They expect their healthcare service providers to prioritise adherence to safety protocols,” the report noted.
Coronavirus: Lockdown in Maharashtra will be lifted in stepwise manner: Uddhav Thackeray
“The state government’s ‘Mission Begin Again’ initiative is being implemented step-by-step. The momentum of chase the virus campaign should not stop since the threat of the virus still persists, and monsoon is still active in the state. We have to be careful about rain-related ailments as well,” CM Uddhav Thackeray said.
Milagrow expects 15-20-fold growth in robot sales in FY21 due to Covid-19
The company has its own assembly plant in Gurgaon. Milagrow has provided robots to hospitals like AIIMS, Medanta etc during the lockdown period.
The robotic floor cleaners identify dirt on their own, clean them and move back to their charging point on their own if their battery level goes down.
Obesity raises the risk of death from COVID-19 among men
Obesity and the coronavirus are a dangerous combination for a number of reasons.
Obesity causes restricted breathing, making it more difficult to clear pneumonia and other respiratory infections. Fat is biologically active and a source of pro-inflammatory chemicals, promoting a state of chronic inflammation in the body even before COVID-19 sets in. Obesity causes metabolic changes and abnormalities, even in the absence of diabetes.