Coronavirus

Emergency Antiviral Molnupiravir Approved For Use

Merc & Co. has developed an antiviral drug for which Hetero Labs has sought an emergency nod from the Indian…

July 10, 2021

Amid concerns over the third wave, a major overhaul in the health ministry

Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday was asked to step down as the Union Health Minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle…

July 8, 2021

Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to COVID-19 vaccines: Study

COVID-19 vaccines are eight times less effective against the Delta variant of Coronavirus compared to the original SARS-CoV-2 strain discovered…

July 6, 2021

COVID-19: India makes CoWIN platform open source for global use

India has offered the CoWIN COVID-19 vaccine registration platform as a digital public good to countries across the world in…

July 5, 2021

Health ministry says pregnant women now eligible for vaccination

The Union Health Ministry on Friday announced the expansion of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive to include pregnant women with…

July 3, 2021

India calls on EU to include Covishield, Covaxin in ‘green pass’

The Indian government has called on European nations to accept SII's Covaxin and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine in the exemption…

July 1, 2021

Centre unveils COVID-19 relief schemes to support tourism, businesses

As India seeks to recover from the devastating impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre has unveiled…

June 29, 2021

AIIMS chief says mixing vaccines can boost immunity, but more data required

AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) chief Dr Randeep Guleria has said that there is potential in mixing two…

June 26, 2021

Indian experts studying the effectiveness of vaccines on Delta plus variant

India is witnessing an unprecedented rise in transmission of the Delta plus variant of the novel Coronavirus at a time…

June 24, 2021

India administers record over 84 lakh vaccine doses as new policy kickstarts

In a significant boost to India's ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the health sector on Monday administered more…

June 22, 2021

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