The world’s largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII), which is working in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) to find a vaccine for Covid-19, announced Wednesday that it has completed registration of the Phase 3 clinical trials for your Covishield candidate. IBS and ICMR are …
Read More »Coronavirus | 577 COVID-19 Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Delhi Reports Peak New Cases
Active cases had been on a steady decline and stood at 5,16,632 on Saturday: Ministry of Health There were 577 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, and of these, 10 states / UT accounted for almost 83% of the deaths, according to a statement issued …
Read More »More than 70% of children with Covid-19 are asymptomatic: AIIMS data
Almost 40% of all people who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in all age groups were found to be asymptomatic, according to data from the Institute of Medical Sciences of India. The data was presented while discussing the sensitivity and use of various screening tests by physicians at the recent …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine: Bharat Biotech Coronavirus Vaccine Could Launch In February – Government Scientist
The February launch would make Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine the first Indian-made vaccine to be launched New Delhi: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched in February, months earlier than expected, as late-stage trials begin this month and studies so far have shown it to be safe and effective, …
Read More »Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Against Coronavirus Could Launch In February: Government Scientist
A government-backed Covid-19 vaccine could launch in February, months earlier than expected, as late-stage trials begin this month and studies so far have shown it to be safe and effective, a senior scientist told Reuters. government level. Bharat Biotech, a private company developing COVAXIN with the government-run Council of Indian …
Read More »Studies found coronavirus in PM2.5 particles, established a contamination link with a higher death rate from covid: ICMR
Citing a report linking air pollution to higher mortality in Covid-19 cases, the government said Tuesday that studies in Europe and the United States have established a connection between Covid mortality and pollution. Professor Balram Bhargava, director general of the Indian Council for Medical Research, said that there is indeed …
Read More »Coronavirus | Children could be COVID-19 spreaders or super spreaders, says ICMR
Stating that there is a clear indication that contamination is a major factor in COVID-19 mortality, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) also said Tuesday that children previously thought to be better protected against the virus COVID now show some evidence of being spreaders or even super spreaders. Also …
Read More »Indian Coronavirus Vaccine Update: When Will Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Launch?
Bharat Biotech plans to conduct the third phase of trials with more than 20,000 volunteers in 12-14 states in India. Bharat Biotech’s own coronavirus vaccine from India, which was in the second stage of human clinical trials, has finally received the go-ahead for the last phase. The highly anticipated candidate …
Read More »Phase 3 of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will begin in the coming days
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed the second phase of clinical trials for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The civic body will soon begin testing for the third phase after the first group of volunteers completes 28 days from their first vaccination. 200 healthy volunteers participated in the second phase …
Read More »WHO informed India Jan 11 about virus in Wuhan: RTI response
In response from RTI, NCDC says the WHO official sent an “alert mail” to the Union Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) informed India as early as January 11 that the reported dates of appearance of the new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan in China ranged from “December 12 …
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