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Lucknow man alleges no antibodies developed after taking Covishield shot,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): A man from Lucknow has filed a police complaint against Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla, ICMR director-general Dr Balram Bhargava and others on Tuesday alleging that no antibodies against COVID-19 were developed in his body despi
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COVID self-testing kits to be available in 3-4 days, says ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Home self-testing kits intended to detect COVID-19 infection will be available in the market in the next three to four days, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said on Thursday.
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13 states have over 1 lakh active cases, 17 states reports less than 50,00
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Ministry of health on Tuesday informed that over 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases are in 13 states and less than 50,000 Covid-19 active cases are in 17 states across the country.
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Oxygen utilization more in second wave of COVID-19, says ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava has said that oxygen utilization has been more in the second wave of COVID-19.
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Second wave of COVID-19 'less severe' than the first: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Dr Balram Bhargava, Director-General (DG) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that the ongoing second wave of the novel coronavirus in India is 'less severe' than the previous one.
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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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21.4 pc sero-prevalence among population of over 18 years: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The sero-prevalence in the population above the age of 18 years was 21.4 per cent in the third sero-survey conducted from December 17, 2020 to January 8, 2021, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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COVID-19 pandemic helped India to scale up its healthcare infrastructure,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): While India has been successful in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, it also turned out to be a huge opportunity for the country to scale up its healthcare infrastructure, said Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhar
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Emergency use of vaccine is based on safety, immunogenicity data, says ICM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that in a pandemic situation, restricted emergency use of the vaccine is considered based on phase 2 safety and immunogenicity clinical trial data while phase thre
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Masks probably may never even go, says ICMR chief Balram Bhargava
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Hours after two vaccines were approved under restricted use and emergency use authorisation by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Sunday said masks may never g
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Non-judicious use of therapies for COVID-19 leads to virus mutations: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Non-judicious use of therapies that have not been established for COVID-19 treatment are responsible for putting "immune pressure on virus" and leads to virus mutations, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday.
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