Modi also warned against any complacency in the face of the decline and called for continued efforts to contain the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that every step in the logistics, delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine must be rigorously implemented and must include advanced planning of …
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Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …
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A city in eastern China is offering an experimental coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials for about $ 60 to high-risk groups under an emergency inoculation program, officials said, including when experts raised concerns about the massive launch of an ace-yet untested vaccine. Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine, called …
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NEW DELHI: The multi-country solidarity trial led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that none of the four repurposed drugs it examined (Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Lopinavir and Interferon) have any benefit for patients of Covid. -19, as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation, and length of hospital …
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Although the World Health Organization believes that vaccines are the only possibility to achieve herd immunity, two major clinical trials have been temporarily halted due to unexplained diseases. Mint looks at how long it would take for the immunization campaign to materialize. How do we describe herd immunity? When the …
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MUMBAI: Republic TV Executive Editor Niranjan Narayanswamy and Senior Executive Editor Abhishek Kapoor appeared before the Mumbai Criminal Branch on Wednesday to record statements in the false TRP scam case. Narayanswamy arrived at the office of the Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU) at 12 noon, while Kapoor, which is based in …
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As more and more cases of coinfection are reported by doctors, the Union Ministry of Health has issued guidelines for the management of coinfection of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) with other seasonal diseases prone to epidemics such as dengue, la malaria, seasonal influenza (H1N1), etc. READ ALSO: Did the change of …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 13, 2020 5:12:42 pm Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said the WHO is focused exclusively on saving lives during the pandemic. (Salvatore Di Nolfi / Keystone via AP, file) World Health Organization Director General Tedros …
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The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) roared as the world reopened after spending months in lockdown. This underscored the urgent need for treatment and vaccines. Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that normalcy will come only when the second generation of the Covid-19 vaccine is released. The World Health Organization …
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Harsh Vardhan said that “the authorization of emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine will depend on data from clinical trials.” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that his ministry will soon launch the FELUDA paper strip test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. This has been developed by CSIR-IGIB …
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