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Delhi HC seeks report from ICMR over regulation, appointment of online hea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a detailed report from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) regarding the regulation and appointment of online health service aggregators.
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Mix of Covishield, Covaxin yields better results: ICMR Study
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New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed in its study that the combination of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, the two main vaccines of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, conducted on 18 people, has elicited better safety and immunogen
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COVID-19 recovered individuals with both doses of Covishield have higher i
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A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has found that Covid-19-recovered individuals with both doses of Covishield have higher immunity against the Delta variant.
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Ramp up vaccination and complete Sero survey, Central Health Team asks Ker
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New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Central Health Team on a visit to Kerala, where covid cases have been rising, has asked the state to ramp up vaccination and complete the Sero survey as soon as possible, informed a source.
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Covaxin is effective against Delta Plus variant of Covid-19, says study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has shown less reduction in 'neutralizing activity' while comparing with Delta and Delta AY.1 (Delta plus) variants in those who are fully vaccinated with the vaccine according to a study by the Indian Council of
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Conduct sero surveys to generate district-level data: Centre to States, UT
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New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in consultation with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to generate district-level data.
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COVID-19: Would be wise to open primary schools first before opening secon
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New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday suggested to reopen primary schools first before secondary schools in India.
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Two-third population had COVID-19 antibodies, 40 cr still vulnerable: 4th
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New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) on Tuesday announced the results of the fourth countrywide serosurvey which revealed that two-thirds of the general population of the country has developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and 40 crore people are still vu
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Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR stud
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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), says Dr N K Arora, co-chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Third wave may hit country around August end: Dr Samiran Panda
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New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Head of epidemiology and infectious diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Samiran Panda on Friday warned that the third wave of the COVID-19 might hit the country by August end.
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COVID third wave may hit nation by August-end, but will be less severe tha
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New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) expert suggests that a COVID-19 third wave may hit the nation by August-end, but it will be less severe than the second wave.
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Delta major variant responsible for breakthrough infections during second
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New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on variants responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 has revealed that the major strain responsible for the breakthrough is the Delta variant.
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