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How India Muffled Scientists In Handling COVID-19 To Suit Political Agenda
New Delhi: As India braces for a possible third wave of COVID-19, skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard, revealing how political will overruled scientific studies about the growth projection and pattern of the pandemic, misleading…
What Is Sputnik Light Approved For Phase III Bridging Trials In India?
New Delhi: Sputnik's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik Light, has received the approval of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase III bridging trials on the Indian population.
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC)…
Short-Term COVID Insurance Policies Can Be Renewed Till March 2022
New Delhi: The selling and renewing of short-term COVID specific health insurance policies can be done till March 2022. Introduced last year, these policies have been popular owing to their lower premiums. T
The Insurance Regulatory and…
PM Modi Reviews Situation At Crucial COVID Meeting
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation and vaccination drive to fight the pandemic. The session was held amid talk of a potential third wave sweeping the country in September…
CoWIN Launches New API To Track A Person’s Vaccine Status; Know How It Works
New Delhi: CoWIN has developed a new API called ‘Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status’ (KYC-VS), which will enable a verifying entity to know whether a person has been vaccinated against COVID or not, the Union Health Ministry…
One COVID Vaccine Dose 96.6 Per Cent Effective In Preventing Death: Govt
New Delhi: A single dose of COVID-19 vaccine is 96.6 per cent effective in preventing death and two doses push it to 97.5 per cent, the central government said referring to data collected between April and August this year.
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SC’s Reply To Odisha Petitioner On Using Red Ant Chutney As Cure For COVID-19
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday told Nayadhar Padhial, a member of the tribal community of Odisha that it cannot direct for use of traditional knowledge or home remedies as a cure of COVID-19 for the whole of the country and…
Washing Cloth Masks Doesn’t Make Them Less Effective, They Should Be Sung: Study
New Delhi: Two years into the pandemic and the world is still discussing which mask to wear. There have been endless theories and discussions about cloth masks vs. surgical masks and N95 ones. The latest one is about cloth masks.
New…
Are Eyes A Route To COVID-19 Infection? AIIMS To Conduct Study To Ascertain The Possibility
New Delhi: A Lancet study conducted earlier this year revealed that the eyes may be a possible route for the SARS-CoV-2 transmission. While the evidence noted it is unlikely that people can contract this infection through the…
Here’s How To Identify Fake COVID Vaccines; Know The Centre’s Guidelines
New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday issued a list of guidelines to identify fake COVID-19 vaccines in the wake of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning of counterfeit doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Health Ministry has shared a list of…