A Covid survivor in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has been infected with ‘Green Fungus’ and shifted to Mumbai by air ambulance for treatment. It is possibly the first such reported case in the country, a senior doctor told reporters. ‘Green Fungus’ is the newest infection to join earlier reported cases of black, white and yellow fungus […]
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was identified as the reason behind breakthrough infections in the deadly second wave of coronavirus in India, has further mutated to form the ‘Delta plus’ or ‘AY.1’ variant. World Health Organisation, last month, tagged B.1.617.2 strain as the ‘Delta’ variant of SARS-CoV-2. “It has been seen in Europe since […]
In a major change in vaccination policy, the Centre decided to bring vaccine procuration under its purview which will begin from June 21. It also introduced the concept of non-transferable e-vouchers to promote the spirit of “Lok Kalyan.” The move to avail e-vouchers comes to encourage people to help the economically weaker section of the […]
A new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.28.2 has been detected in India through genome sequencing conducted by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The variant was isolated from nasal and throat swabs from international travellers from Brazil and the UK. The pathogenicity of the isolate was assessed in Syrian hamster model and compared with B.1 […]
The All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, began screening of children for the trial of Covaxin, India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, among those aged between 2 and 18 started on Monday. The trial on children has already started at AIIMS Patna to see if the Bharat Biotech jab is suitable for […]
A group of researchers from Singapore are exploring the question what’s the longest life that could be lived by a human system. The researchers from Singapore-based biotech company Gero point to an underlying “pace of ageing” that sets the lifespan between 120-150 years. In the journal which is named as “Longitudinal analysis of blood, markers […]
The only Indian company Zydus Cadila which claims to have developed neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)-based cocktail for the treatment of COVID-19 has been given permission to conduct clinical trials by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), according to sources. “SEC gives a recommendation for the Phase I and II […]
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has announced its updated guidance to allow mixing and matching approved Covid-19 vaccines in most scenarios. Four vaccines, developed by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, have been authorised for use in Canada to date. For Canadians who have had a first dose of Moderna or Pfizer, […]
Tests on mixing doses of vaccines and the effectiveness of a single dose of Covishield will begin soon in the government’s new strategy at a time of shortage of Covid shots. All the vaccines currently authorised for use in India — Covishield, Covaxin and Russia’s Sputnik V — are two-dose vaccines. Sources say a study […]
The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of Covid-19, first identified in India have been named as ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’, respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced. The organisation decided to refer to the most worrisome variants known as ‘variants of concern’ by letters in the Greek alphabet. “Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants […]