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20 Aug

Lupin’s Aptivate for children

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During the peak of the second wave of Covid-19, almost 80,000 kids had tested positive across five states according to government data. There is still no approved vaccine available for children in India. So, immunity for the kid below 18 becomes a matter of paramount importance. Parents must ensure that their children are provided healthy nutritious food. Natural home remedies and time-tested ingredients like Giloy, Amla and Pippali that are also recommended by Ayush Mantralaya can be administered to help children build their natural immune system. Lupin’s Aptivate is an ayurvedic syrup that helps in improving appetite and mothers can…

09 Aug

SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking transparency in clinical trial data for the vaccines being administered in India under emergency use authorization and also a stay on the vaccine mandates, which is being issued by authorities in various parts of the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioner Jacob Puliyel, vehemently argued that there is evidence in the medical literature that, vaccines that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy are now licensed under emergency use authorization without the data being disclosed to the public. Bhushan emphasized coercive mandates for use of these inadequately…

08 Aug

Covaxin, Covishield mixing: Cocktail vaccine safe, provides better immunity against Covid-19 variants | ICMR study

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said a study conducted by it on mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield demonstrated better results in building immunity against the coronavirus. Carried out between May and June this year in Uttar Pradesh, the study suggests that iummunisation with combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine followed by inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe but also elicited better immunogenicity. "Such mixed regimens will also help to overcome the challenges of shortfall of particular vaccines and remove hesitancy around vaccines in people's mind that could have genesis in…

07 Aug

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 Covid-19 cases, 617 deaths

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India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,12,153 and comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.A decrease of 2,006 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,50,081 tests…

07 Aug

J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

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Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country’s collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has five EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against #COVID19,” the minister tweeted. “The US-based pharmaceutical company had applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its jab on Friday and was granted the approval the same day by the…

06 Aug

Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency use authorisation of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in India

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Global healthcare major Johnson & Johnson today said it has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India.On Monday, the company had said that it remained committed to bringing its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to India and looks forward to ongoing discussions with the Indian government. "On August 5, 2021, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its single-dose covid-19 vaccine to the Government of India," read the statement. Johnson & Johnson claimed that its single-shot vaccine, in clinical trials, proved to be 85 per cent effective in preventing severe disease.…

02 Aug

SpiceHealth’s mobile testing laboratory in Guwahati

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To conduct Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests, SpiceHealth has launched its first mobile testing laboratory in Guwahati. The Company’s mobile lab will be stationed at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium whereas the sample collection set-up will be at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. SpiceHealth has partnered with National Health Mission, Assam to set-up the facility in Guwahati. SpiceHealth operates 23 labs and collection centers spread across ten cities in India. The Company operates seven vaccination centers in five states. SpiceHealth has emerged as the fastest growing diagnostic lab in the country having conducted 3.5 million RT-PCR…

30 Jul

Over 3.8 Lakh People Without Photo ID Documents Vaccinated Through Co-WIN

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As many as 3.83 lakh people without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN till July 26, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Friday. All beneficiaries who have received vaccines in India are registered on the Co-WIN portal, she said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha “As of 26th July 2021, a total of 3.83 lakh persons without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN,” she said. The Centre has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to facilitate vaccination of eligible beneficiaries who do not possess the prescribed photo…

27 Jul

Mamata meets PM Modi: More vaccine for the state, Bengal name change discussed

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier in the day, she had met Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma and is also likely to meet Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Mamata arrived in Delhi on Monday on her first visit to the national capital after assuming office for the third term. Speaking to the reporters after the meet, the CM said that she has urged the PM for more Covid vaccines for West Bengal. “It was a courtesy meeting with PM today. During the meeting, I raised the issue of COVID & the…

27 Jul

Over 75000 children either lost one/both parents in Covid-19: NCPCR told SC

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and protection. In an additional affidavit, the child rights body said the number of children who have lost either their mother or father or both parents between April 1, 2020, to July 23, 2021, is based upon the information uploaded on “Bal Swaraj” portal up to July 23. The child rights body said a total of 75,320 children have become orphans or lost…