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Covishield, Covaxin Prices may be Capped at Rs 425

January 26, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 26: The prices of Covishield and Covaxin, the Covid vaccines which are expected to soon get regular market approval from India’s drug regulator, is likely to be capped at Rs 275 per dose plus an additional service charge of Rs 150, official sources said. According to them, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority […]

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Covid Cases Decline, More People Opting for Home Isolation

January 25, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 25: Even as India recorded a steep decline in the daily new Covid cases on Tuesday, Kerala reported an alarming increase in the test positivity rate for the first time reaching nearly 50 per cent which meant that every second person tested in the southern state were found Covid infected. […]

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Omicron May Not be the Last Variant: WHO

January 24, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 24: Even as the world has started breathing easy and many countries planning to withdraw travel restrictions with less severe Omicron variant slowly replacing Delta, the World Health Organisation has cautioned that Omicron might not be the last variant and there could be more in the future. As the Omicron cases surging […]

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UK to Relax Travel Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated

January 24, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 24: Fully vaccinated travellers entering England will soon be exempt from any Covid test requirements, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Johnson said the daily Omicron variant data is getting better and it was time for the […]

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Less Severe Omicron Replacing Delta: Mumbai Survey Found

January 24, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 24: In a major relief to the Corona patients, the less severe Omicron variant have been found in 88 per cent of the samples sent for genome sequencing in Mumbai. According to official sources on Monday, the latest round of genome sequencing carried out at the civic-run Kasturba Gandhi Hospital […]

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Omicron has Reached Community Transmission Stage: INSACOG

January 23, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Even as India on Sunday reported 3.33 lakhs new Covid cases, marginally lower than Saturday’s tally, the experts have expressed the apprehension that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was in the community transmission stage in the country and has become dominant in several metros where new cases have […]

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Modifications in CoWIN Portal, Now Six Members can Register on One Mobile Number

January 21, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 21: The government has made changes in the system to allow six members to register using one mobile number on CoWIN portal for Covid-19 vaccination instead of the current cap of four family members, the government announced on Friday. “In continuation of updates on various utility features of Co-WIN for the beneficiaries, […]

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Hospitalisation, Death Significantly Lower in Third Wave: ICMR

January 20, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 20: Even as India recorded 3.17 lakh new Covid cases on Thursday, highest in the last 249 days, the Union Health Ministry said bed occupancy or hospitalisation was significantly lower in third wave in comparison to that in the second. The director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research […]

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Worst Corona Days may be Over This Year if Inequities in Vaccination and Medicines are Addressed Quickly: WHO

January 19, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Even as India recorded a marginal increase in the number of fresh Coronavirus cases on Wednesday compared to Tuesday, the World health Organisation said the worst of the Corona pandemic including deaths, hospitalisation and the consequential lockdown could be over this year, if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines […]

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Bharat Biotech Asks Healthcare Workers to Remain “Highly Vigilant” in Administering Jabs to Adolescents

January 18, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 18: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Tuesday urged healthcare workers to be ‘highly vigilant’ while administering jabs to teenagers aged 15 to 18. Citing what it said were ‘additional reports’ stating that beneficiaries in the said age group were being jabbed with ‘unapproved Covid-19 vaccines,’ company which has developed “Covaxin” being administered to […]