NTAGI RECOMMENDS REDUCING GAP BETWEEN TWO DOSES OF COVISHIELD: SOURCES

March 22, 2022

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) on Sunday recommended the Union Ministry of Health to reduce the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield’s duration of the second dose to somewhere between 8 to 16 weeks after the first dose in view of the ongoing Omicron variant of the coronavirus infection, according...

Amid raging second Covid wave, experts share safety mantra

April 24, 2021

It’s been more than a year since the deadly coronavirus wreaked havoc in the country, but its sting has only got stronger with the second wave of the virus currently spreading like wildfire across the nation. For the last two days, India recorded more than three lakh daily Covid-19 cases,...

USE OXYGEN JUDICIOUSLY, FOLLOW DOCTORS’ ADVICE: CORONA TIPS FROM TOP EXPERTS

April 22, 2021

Seeing India hit record highs in Covid-19 cases every day has left a lot of people panicking and looking for advice on what to do if someone shows symptoms of the infection. Three of India’s best doctors—Dr Randeep Guleria, Dr Naresh Trehan and Dr Devi Shetty—provide answers to common queries...

This isn’t a second wave, but a tsunami: Experts on Covid surge

April 22, 2021

The daily spikes in Covid-19 cases have left many wondering where India went wrong. Did people stop following Covid-appropriate behavior, or did the government make a mistake by not planning for a second wave, which had been observed in the West and was likely to hit India next? Eminent doctors...

‘Very small numbers’ of infection after Covid jab: Health Ministry

April 22, 2021

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday brought out data on the occurrence of Covid infections after people were administered the vaccines. The official data showed that such cases were in “very small numbers”. “Two to four per 10,000 breakthrough infections of Covid-19 have happened after people received the vaccine. This...

Costlier Covishield jab from 1 May, many states declare free vaccination

April 22, 2021

The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday fixed the prices of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals, even as many states like Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Uttar Pradesh announced free vaccinationto all above 18...

AGE DISTRIBUTION SAME IN SECOND WAVE, OXYGEN DEMAND HIGH, SAYS ICMR DIRECTOR GENERAL

April 20, 2021

In a virtual press conference, three senior members of the national Covid-19 task force, Niti Aayog member V.K. Paul, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava and AIIMS Delhi director Randeep Guleria, presented data pertinent to the ongoing Covid wave. Dr Bhargava said there is no difference between the first wave and...

A COCKTAIL OF DRUGS CAN BE MORE HARMFUL FOR COVID: AIIMS DIRECTOR

April 20, 2021

In an interview on Monday, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria briefed the public on the importance of drug management during the ongoing pandemic, which has sparked concerns about shortages of medicines like Remdesivir. “As far as drug management is concerned, there are two aspects – one is drugs and the...

Variants, inappropriate behaviour, Covid fatigue have led to a surge: Top doctors

April 20, 2021

Top doctors and healthcare experts Dr Rakesh Mishra, director of CSIR-CCMB, Dr Padma Srivastava, senior neurologist from All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, and Dr S.K. Sarin, director of ILBS, told this paper why they think India is witnessing a massive surge in Covid-19 cases now and how this surge...

COVAXIN PRODUCTION TO INCREASE TO 10 CRORE DOSES PER MONTH BY SEPTEMBER

April 17, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said that it is taking steps to boost production of indigenous Covid-19 vaccines, and the production capacity of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will increase 6-7 times by July. The government is taking steps under Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 Mission Covid Suraksha to accelerate the development and...