Science amazing, but no global coordination: WHO chief scientist on Covid-19 pandemic

Science amazing, but no global coordination: WHO chief scientist on Covid-19 pandemic

Speaking in a panel discussion as part of BioAsia 2022, she said though several high-end countries have completed vaccination to the extent of 90 per cent some of the nations in Africa have completed only 10 per cent inoculation even as there was ease on vaccine supply side globally. Though the scientific achievement with regards … Read more

Now get your Covid vaccination certificate ‘within seconds’ on WhatsApp; details here

Now get your Covid vaccination certificate ‘within seconds’ on WhatsApp; details here

Now get COVID-19 vaccination certificate through MyGov Corona Helpdesk in 3 easy steps (Photo: Reuters) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced that people can get “Get COVID19 vaccination certificate within seconds on WhatsApp.” Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the office of Mansukh Mandaviya shared a post with the caption, “Revolutionising common man’s life … Read more

Counterfeit drugs, medical devices during Covid-19: Collective effort required to tackle menace- Nakul Pasricha, ASPA

Counterfeit drugs, medical devices during Covid-19: Collective effort required to tackle menace- Nakul Pasricha, ASPA

What is the status of counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical industry? What is the Status in India?  Is counterfeiting affecting only the pharmaceutical industry? What are the latest trends?  Substandard, spurious, falsely labelled, falsified, and counterfeit medical products collectively called as SSFFC medical products are by their very nature difficult to detect. They are often designed … Read more

States to get supply of 2.01 crore Coronavirus vaccine doses

States to get supply of 2.01 crore Coronavirus vaccine doses

Kerala was the only state in the country that had zero wastage. The central government has till date supplied 13.10 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to states and union territories, of which 11.43 crore doses were administered and 1.67 crore unused doses are available with them. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday that another … Read more

Vardhan: No question of vaccine shortage, enhancing supply

Vardhan: No question of vaccine shortage, enhancing supply

Starting February 2021, a steep increase was seen in cases in all the 11 states. After administering 9.43 crore of Covid vaccine doses till Thursday, India has 2.4 crore doses left in stock. A total of 36.91 lakh doses were given in the last 24 hours. If this rate of vaccination is maintained, the country … Read more