Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US-based biotechnology company Novavax is highly effective against the contagious disease in a large study and also protects against variants, PTI reported the vaccine maker as saying.
Jharkhand on Sunday did not report any fresh coronavirus death for the first time during the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A professor at IIT-Kanpur has been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG), a communiqué issued by premier institute said.
Coming from a poor background where his father toiled as a salesman, struggling to fulfill the basic necessities of the family, Manu is the only child. Manu was able to secure admission to VidyaGyan, where only 250 students are selected out of the approximate 250,000 applicants every year.
"To cater to the requirements of oxygen supply for multiple patients during the ongoing COVID pandemic, Tukroo PHC in Shopian district becomes the first in J&K to get multi-feed OMS technology," an official spokesman said.
Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Owais Ahmad said the district administration has been able to administer one lakh doses and vaccinate the 100 percent population of the eligible age group in 20 villages of the district.
Delhi reported 316 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.29 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 24,668.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the country in coming days.
The 14-day-old girl had a black spot and blister on her left cheek when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening and after the operation the fungal infection was removed, Dr Akhilesh Pratap Singh, head of ENT department told PTI.
Delhi on Monday reported 231 new instances of the COVID-19 infection, the lowest since March 2, with the positivity rate dipping to 0.36 per cent.
Pune-based SII has collaborated with Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow in Russia for developing Sputnik V at its licensed Hadapsar facility.
As per the Union Health Ministry, over 60 per cent elderly population has received at least one dose of vaccine.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by UK regulator for 12 to 15-year-old children, AFP reported on Friday.
Reliance Industries Ltd's R&D arm has proposed the use of Niclosamide - the drug used to treat tapeworm infestation - for treating COVID-19 patients.
The Serum Institute has applied to the DGCI seeking permission to manufacture Sputnik V.
The COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing Phase-3 clinical trial after showing promising results in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.
The Covid Care Centre has been dedicated and named after General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC who belonged to state of Uttarakhand and was the 17th Chief of Indian Army.
As many as 103 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health dept.
Uttar Pradesh recorded 1,500 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, registering a decline of 95 per cent from its peak in April.
As India reported 1.27 lakh Covid cases in nearly two months on Tuesday, the daily new infection rate is coming down day after day indicating that the country has past the peak of second coronavirus wave.
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