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No need for fourth dose of Covid 19 vaccine given current evidence: Expert"For the fourth dose, I think, there is still time to think, because if any new variant comes, it would not be from the SARS-COV2 family. I...25 Jan, 2023, 09.10 AM IST- Don't sit back thinking Omicron is milder, take vaccines, top expert advises peopleA top epidemiology and communicable diseases expert on Monday said people should get themselves vaccinated at the earliest and not sit back...03 Jan, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
- Raman Gangakhedkar among WHO's scientific advisory group for origins of novel pathogensThe SAGO will advise WHO on the development of a global framework to define and guide studies into the origins of emerging and re-emerging ...14 Oct, 2021, 08.46 PM IST
- Covaxin works on Brazil, South Africa strains, initial findings showA study in January had said the shot can protect against the UK variant. Dr Samiran Panda, head of the ICMR’s epidemiology and communicable...11 Mar, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
- New variant of coronavirus circulating in UK unlikely to affect India’s vaccine strategy: ExpertsThe new variant of coronavirus circulating in the UK is unlikely to impact India’s vaccine strategy as the shots being developed are expect...22 Dec, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
- ICMR lauds Kerala's containment strategy for COVID-19Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, chief of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at ICMR, said India has evolved a strong COVID-19 testing regime o...02 May, 2020, 10.29 PM IST
- COVID-19 rapid antibody test kit use put on hold, ICMR to check accuracy: Official sourceUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the results of the test kits vary from place to place and "it can't be relied upon".25 Apr, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
- Recovery rate of patients rising: Health ministry“Yesterday (Monday), the most number of Covid-19 cases were reported to be cured and discharged by hospitals,” joint secretary (health) Lav...22 Apr, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
- Wider, aggressive testing at core of Lockdown 2.0 planstates told to understand the extent of the problem and aggressively identify hotspots.17 Apr, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
- Covid medicine: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories begins work on Gilead drug cloneWhile scientists across the world are racing to develop drugs and vaccines against the coronavirus, remdesivir is among the few that have s...17 Apr, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
- India gets 1 Covid-positive case in 24 testsICMR said population-based testing was not the right approach and that the absolute number of tests done are not the way to go when it come...17 Apr, 2020, 08.03 AM IST
- Home quarantine of mild cases on the cardsAs the number of novel coronavirus cases spikes in the country, the authorities are considering the option of moving from the current polic...15 Apr, 2020, 08.25 AM IST
- Convalescent Plasma Therapy holds promise for Covid-19 patientsIn Convalescent Plasma Therapy, plasma from a COVID-19 recovered patient is transfused into an infected patient. The antibodies present in ...09 Apr, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
- Living with Covid-19: How lives have changedET brings you a wrap on the virus' spread and containment measures taken over the past week.04 Apr, 2020, 09.07 AM IST
- New testing strategy? Rapid antibody tests in hotspotsThe effort is to contain hotspots that can become centres of transmission of the disease.03 Apr, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
- Maharashtra orders private labs to stop sample collectionAccording to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) the total number of tests conducted in India on Monday by private labs was 1,334...01 Apr, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
- New cases take India coronavirus numbers to 415, crucial info from ICMR likely tomorrowAll eyes are currently on whether or not has India entered the community transmission phase.24 Mar, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
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