Health
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In Maharashtra, confusion over central order to replace near-expiry vials
Union health ministry officials say they have directed states to take up the unused stock of vaccines with private hospitals…
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Corbevax Covid vaccine is safe, offers high antibody levels: NTAGI chief
The NTAGI chief’s remarks came after the Drugs Controller General of India’s Subject Expert Committee (SEC) recommended Emergency Use Authorization…
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Novavax COVID vaccine gets interim authorization in Singapore
Novavax Inc said on Monday it had received interim authorization from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its COVID-19…
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USFDA grants Breakthrough Designation to Datar Cancer Genetics for blood test detecting prostate cancer
The approved blood test can detect early-stage prostate cancers with more than 99 percent accuracy without any false positives. It…
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Covid can be said to have become endemic only after 4 weeks of consistently low cases: Virologist Dr T Jacob John
He also said the endemic phase of COVID-19 is expected to last many months and it is ” most unlikely”…
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WHO board nominates its chief Tedros for re-election in May
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General for a five-year term by the WHO Member States at the Seventieth World…
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We are supporting India’s vaccination drive, the largest in the world’: UN spokesperson
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, at the daily press briefing on Tuesday said the UN team in India led…
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Each dose of Covishield, Covaxin likely to be capped at Rs 275 after getting regular market approval
According to them, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has been directed to start working towards capping the price to…
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COVID-19 vaccine makers Cyrus Poonawalla, Krishna Ella, Suchitra Ella awarded Padma Bhushan
COVID-19 vaccine makers Cyrus Poonawalla, Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella have been awarded Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award,…
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India logs 2,85,914 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
With the active cases at 5.55 per cent, the country’s active caseload stands at 22,23,018. As per the health bulletin,…
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