Amid demands from several quarters for the relaxation of the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination in view of a spike in cases, the Centre on Tuesday said the aim is to protect those who are most vulnerable, and not to “administer the vaccine to those

The COVID-19 has undoubtedly reshaped the Big Pharma landscape. Although drug makers teamed up like never before to fight the coronavirus, the soaring demand for COVID-19 vaccines has resulted in massive changes in vaccine production. According to data presented by AksjeBloggen.com, an estimated 9.5 billion doses of

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A proposal to impose night curfew in the national capital is being considered by the Delhi government in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday. “A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period

India, which is experiencing a sudden rise in number of COVID-19 cases, is now likely to make available a smaller number of vaccines to the rest of the world, the head of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has said. ”India is, by volume, the

Promising Interim results from Phase III clinical trials with Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b in COVID-19 show higher clinical improvement 91.15% of patients treated with PegIFN were RT PCR negative by day 7 as compared to 78.90% on the standard of care (SOC) arm. PegIFN reduced the

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the COVID-19 situation and vaccination exercise in the country amid an “alarming rate of growth” in infections and deaths, with 10 states contributing to more than 91 percent of them. Modi said the five-fold strategy of testing, tracing, treatment, COVID-appropriate

COVID-19 cases in the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili bordering on Myanmar have now topped 100. That comes as authorities have launched an aggressive campaign to vaccinate all 300,000 residents of the city, whose outbreak is something of an anomaly in a country that has

Lockdown helps in containing the spread of coronavirus, but affects the economy adversely and hence there is a need to strike a balance while imposing it, Director-General of the CSIR, Dr Shekhar Mande, said on Sunday. While speaking to reporters virtually, he also said that

The revised notice issued by The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on the Public Procurement Order on March 25, 2021, where they have incorporated 19 medical devices in the revised guidelines of the PPO will boost the domestic medical device manufacturing by strengthening “Make in India” and is estimated to reduce imports bill by