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Is Mixing COVID -19 Vaccines Advisable? Read What Report Says
New Delhi: Many countries are falling short of vaccines, putting them under pressure to find out whether giving two different kinds of vaccines to a person will help fight the virus. However, mixing doses of two leading COVID-19 vaccines…
Stop Carrying Cow Dung In Luggage: US Customs To Indian Travellers
New Delhi: On April 4m an Air India passenger took India's obsession with cows to another level when he carried cow dung cakes in his suitcase to the US presumably as an antidote to coronavirus.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Increase Gap To 12-16 Weeks Between Two Doses Of Covishield: Govt Panel
New Delhi: There should be a 12 to 16 weeks gap between two doses of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine to 12-16 weeks, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) recommended after a recent meeting. Pregnant women may be…
Covaxin Trial For Children Cleared In India
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) cleared Covaxin trials on children from two to 18 years on Thursday. This is the first time in India that a COVID-19 vaccine will be tested on children.
Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech…
COVID-19: India Logs 3.62 Lakh Fresh Cases, 4120 Deaths In 24 Hours
New Delhi: India reported 3.62 lakh fresh cases and 4120 deaths in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. This took India’s tally to 2.37 crore and toll to 2.58 lakh.
However, there is growing concern over patients getting infected with a deadly…
Religious, Political Events Factors Behind India’s COVID Spike: WHO
United Nation: A recent risk assessment of India’s situation found that “resurgence and acceleration” of COVID-19 transmission in the country had several potential contributing factors, including “several religious and political mass…
IIT Professor Suspended For Abusing Students During Online Class
An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur professor has been suspended for hurling abuses at Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) students during an online class.
A fact-finding committee, which was set up after the…
Good News: Covaxin Production To Be Doubled By June 2021
New Delhi: The current production capacity of Bharat Biotech-developed COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ will be doubled by next month and increased nearly 6-7 folds by July-August 2021.
According to the Union Ministry of Science &…
Meet Dr Thackeray, The Covidologist
Mumbai: Shiv Sena head and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been hailed as a ‘Covidologist’ by his party for taking steps that have prevented the state from crossing the “danger level” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the…
High Positivity States Should Remain Locked Down for 6-8 Weeks, Says ICMR Head
New Delhi: Lockdown restrictions should remain in place in all districts where the rate of infection is above 10% of those tested, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, head of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in an interview.
Districts…