The WHO has branded antimicrobial resistance a global health and development threat and called for urgent multisectoral action. (Representative image) Covid-19 has led to a higher antimicrobial resistance with the pandemic impacting antimicrobial stewardship and pushing back years of work to control it, scientists said at a webinar organised by Tata Institute for Genetics and … Read more
World Health Organization approved Covaxin for use among people aged 18 years and above Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin demonstrates 77.8 per cent efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19, peer-reviewed general medical journal The Lancet confirmed. As per phase-three clinical trials data, Covaxin is also the only Covid-19 vaccine that has demonstrated efficacy data against delta variant at 65.2 … Read more
India crossed the milestone of 100-crore vaccine administration on October 21. (File) Ninety-six countries have agreed to Mutual Acceptance of Vaccination Certificates, reflecting the worldwide acceptance of India’s Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination process, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today. The recent emergency-use listing of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has taken the number of approved vaccines … Read more
The WHO emergency-use licence puts the ball back in the court of Bharat Biotech. (File) The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency-use licence to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin recently ended months of suspense over the fate of the vaccine’s tumultuous journey that began since its development phase last year. India approved the vaccine for emergency use in … Read more
While fatal, rabies is a preventable viral disease. (File) The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune has set up a state-of-the-art dedicated Rabies Research and Diagnostic Laboratory. Inaugurated on World Rabies Day (September 28) by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Professor Balram Bhargava, the facility will augment the country-wide testing capacity. … Read more
Even as India’s Covid-19 public immunisation drive crossed a milestone with over half the population getting at least one dose of the vaccine, the Centre has made RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers travelling to India from seven more countries, including China and South Africa. Amid reports of new SARS-CoV-2 virus strains emerging, the ministry of … Read more
Bengaluru: A team of developers in India has created a new app that is supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US and designed to guide people isolating at home after testing Covid-19 positive, right on their smartphones. The Vee+ Svasa app — developed by Bengaluru and New York-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies, and … Read more
The kits can be easily used by people at home. With a massive increase in Coronavirus cases during the second wave has surely impacted testing infrastructure. Delays in Covid-19 testing led to late detection in positive cases. Following this, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given a nod to self-testing kits including the … Read more
No testing would be required for Covid-19 recovered individuals at the time of hospital discharge. In a bid to reduce the load on laboratories and enable faster detection of Covid-19 positive cases in the second wave, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT). ICMR has also approved 36 RATs … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country’s immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters. Rivals China and India have both sold or gifted Covid-19 shots to many countries. India produces more than … Read more