Customs duty on imported Covid-19 vaccines likely to be waived by 10 percent Ruchika Sharma21 April 2021 11:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is likely to waive 10 percent customs duty levied on imported vaccines in a bid to keep low the cost of overseas vaccines...
Bharat Biotech to expand Covaxin production capacity to 700 million doses annually Ruchika Sharma21 April 2021 10:30 AM ISTHyderabad: Bharat Biotech recently announced that it has scaled up its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin manufacturing capacity to 700 million doses per...
Double masking enhances filtration and improves protection from COVID-19: JAMA Hina Zahid20 April 2021 8:05 PM ISTIn a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering...
AIIMS releases Interim Clinic Guidance for Management of COVID-19 Medical Dialogues Bureau20 April 2021 5:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of rising COVID- 19 cases in the country, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has released the Interim Clinic...
Johnson and Johnson seeks CDSCO nod for phase 3 trial of single-dose COVID vaccine Ruchika Sharma20 April 2021 11:00 AM ISTThe Johnson and Johnson vaccine can be stored for up to three months in a temperature between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius.
Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to get Rs 45.67 billion to boost Covid-19 vaccine production capacity Ruchika Sharma20 April 2021 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: India's government has approved a 45.67-billion-rupee ($610 million) grant for COVID-19 vaccine makers Serum Institute of India (SII) and...
Karnataka: Private Hospitals warned of Medical negligence case if found turning away COVID patients Sanchari Chattopadhyay20 April 2021 10:00 AM ISTKannada: In a series of directions, the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K V Rajendra has warned private hospitals of medical negligence case if...
PM Modi to virtually interact with doctors, pharma firms over COVID situation Medical Dialogues Bureau20 April 2021 9:15 AM ISTThe meetings come amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases across the country, with several chief ministers complaining of a shortage of essentials...
Amid grim COVID situation, Young Doctors going out of box to make patients feel good Medical Dialogues Bureau20 April 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe doctors are becoming a tremendous support system of the COVID19 patients and in order to make them feel good, they can at times be seen singing...
Bruck Pharma top executive arrested for alleged black marketing of Remdesivir Ruchika Sharma19 April 2021 4:29 PM ISTValsad (Guj): A top executive of a Daman-based pharmaceutical company and his aide have been arrested from Valsad district in Gujarat for...
Remdesivir production being doubled to 74.1 lakh per month by May: Dr Harsh Vardhan Ruchika Sharma19 April 2021 12:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said there will be a 10 times rise in Covaxin vaccine production by September while...
Evidence supporting airborne transmission of Coronavirus overwhelming: Lancet Hina Zahid18 April 2021 2:26 PM ISTThere is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a...
