India Successfully Cultured UK COVID Variant: ICMR
New Delhi: India has successfully cultured the new 'more infectious' coronavirus strain, which had originated in United Kingdom, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on…
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Oxford-AstraZeneca’s ‘Covishield’ Gets Expert Panel’s…
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India's (SII) COVID-19 vaccine candidate - Covishield - has been recommended by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) which met today to examine the emergency-use…
Govt Has Never Spoken About Vaccinating The Entire Country: Health Ministry
New Delhi: In the wake of reporting of two adverse events which occurred with the volunteers during the vaccine trial, the fear and hesitation among the people to take the vaccine is…
Maintaining Healthy Cholesterol Levels Crucial To Fight COVID, Say Health Experts
New Delhi: Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in Delhi-NCR, health experts on Tuesday stressed that along with a focus on overall health, taking special care of heart's health is extremely…
India Resisters Over 50K Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours
New Delhi: With a fresh spike of 50,356 coronavirus infections and 577 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Saturday rose to 84,62,080, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.…
BCG Vaccine May Help Elderly Fight Against Covid-19: ICMR
New Delhi: The Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG vaccine, originally made against tuberculosis, may help in the management of Covid-19, especially in the elderly, says a study by the Indian…
Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be COVID Spreaders: ICMR
New Delhi: There is some evidence which shows that children who were earlier thought to be protected against coronavirus infection can be "spreaders, rather than super-spreaders", ICMR…
Yet To Receive Official Statement On Plasma Therapy, Remdesivir: Odisha Govt
Bhubaneswar: Amid the confusion over the use of plasma therapy and Remdesivir for treating COVID-19 patients, Odisha Health Secretary Pradipta Mohapatra today clarified that the State is yet…
COVID-19: ICMR Mulling To Remove Plasma Therapy From Treatment Protocol
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued a big statement on Tuesday regarding plasma therapy, which is touted as a life saving intervention for patients suffering from…
Recovered COVID Patients Can Get Infected By The Virus Once Antibodies Start…
New Delhi: Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 can again get infected by the virus once the antibodies of the viral disease starts depleting, the Indian Council of Medical Research…