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Indian scientists have successfully isolated and cultivated the new “most infectious” strain of Covid-19, which had recently originated in Britain. The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday that scientists from its National Institute of Virology had isolated and cultured the British variant of SARS-Cov-2 from clinical samples …

The Union Health Minister said on Saturday that one crore of health workers and two crore of frontline workers would receive the vaccine for free in the first phase of the inoculation campaign. As India prepares to carry out the world’s largest immunization campaign, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said …

Among those who tested positive, 15 people were from Bengaluru. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday that 26 people who returned from the UK last month had tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. The number increased from 14 people reported Sunday. Among those who tested positive, …

NEW DELHI: India is likely to see the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for emergency use in the coming days, as updated data presented by the Serum Institute of India (SII) appears “satisfactory,” top government sources said. Once the data assessment is complete, the regulator may not wait for the vaccine to …

NEW DELHI: With preparations underway for a potential vaccine launch in January, India’s drug regulator is looking to the UK, which sources say may give the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine its go-ahead next week , before deciding to grant an emergency use authorization to the Serum Institute that manufactures the injections …

The Supreme Court said that the right to health includes affordable treatment. New Delhi: Affordable healthcare is a fundamental right, the Supreme Court said on Friday, in an important observation that also held the state responsible for ensuring the right, noting that the fight against COVID-19 was a “world war.” …

LONDON: Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) groups, including people of Indian origin in the UK, are reluctant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a new study urging the UK government to launch campaigns more specific. Given that the UK has covered nearly 138,000 people in the first week …

The first vaccines against Covid-19 are not just a milestone in the fight against the pandemic. They are also the springboard for unconventional technology that could one day defeat other ailments that have eluded doctors, from cancer to heart disease. Injections from Moderna Inc. and a partnership of Pfizer Inc. …

BENGALURU: India, facing the daunting task of identifying high-risk people with comorbidities (not all states have data on such a population) whom it will need to inoculate after healthcare and frontline workers receive vaccines , you may consider allowing self-reported comorbidities to receive the arm injection. Part of India’s preparations …

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