State Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said black fungus has now been declared a notified disease in Haryana. “Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana. Now Doctors will report to CMOs of the District of any Black Fungus case detected. Post Graduate Institute Rohtak Senior Doctors will conduct a video conference with all Doctors […]
An imported dose of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus will cost ₹995.40 in India, informed Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, which is manufacturing the vaccine in India. Sputnik V, which has an efficiency of 91.6%, is the third vaccine to be approved for use in India. The jab was developed by Russia’s Gamaleya National Research Institute […]
The gap between two Covishield doses should be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the existing 6-8 weeks, suggested the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC). The NEGVAC in its meeting also suggested that Covid positive persons defer their vaccination for six months after recovery as against the current period of 14 days […]
Bharat Biotech‘s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin was recommended by an expert panel for phase II/III clinical trial on those aged between 2 to 18 years, said official sources. The trial will take place on 525 subjects at various sites, including AIIMS, Delhi; AIIMS, Patna; and Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur. The nod from the Subject […]
Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), a research institute in India, has conducted a serosurvey in India to determine which blood groups are more vulnerable to the deadly coronavirus. The research paper indicated that people with AB and B blood groups were more susceptible to Covid-19 compared to other blood groups. It further said that […]
Covid-19 is not only an airborne disease but also has the ability to infect or transmit when one is more than six feet away from an infected person, said the latest advisory from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States. The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe Covid-19 patients. It has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (Inmas), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad. […]
Pets are an integral part of our families as they help us through difficult times and provide unconditional love. This is especially true during this stressful time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, no evidence exists that pets transmit the virus causing Covid-19 to people; however, some preliminary evidence suggests that people can transmit it to […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that the United State will support temporary waiver of intellectual property rights to Covid-19 vaccines, accepting a key element of a joint proposal by India and South Africa at the WTO, and said it will “actively participate” in negotiations to “make that happen”. Though Biden administration’s call to lift […]
Daily news updates of the Covid pandemic have caused mental strain for many people across the world. For those living with anxiety and depression, the impact is harsh. As experts have recommended social distancing and self-quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease, it sends most of us into isolation. Here are baby steps that […]