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ICMR DG questions WHO's COVID death estimates for India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): After World Health Organization's (WHO) excess mortality estimates for COVID, the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday said the country has systemic data pool and it does not need to rely on "modellin
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ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava's tenure extended by three months: Sources
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The term of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava has been extended by three months until further orders, said sources.
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To boost immunity, ICMR-NIN to submit first draft of new dietary guideline
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Nutrition will introduce new dietary guidelines to boost immunity as the burden of communicable diseases like COVID-19 and other chronic diseases has increased, said Dr Hemal
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ICMR played crucial role in India's COVID-19 fightback: Scientist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune along with its chief scientists have been at the forefront to deal with the emerging challenges, including expeditious isol
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Cabinet approves MoU signed between ICMR, DFG Germany
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (DFG), Germany about cooperation in scientific research and technologica
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92 pc of COVID deaths in 2022 so far were among unvaccinated individuals:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Stating that COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in mortality prevention has been measured, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday that one dose is 98.9 per cent effective and if both doses are administered then its efficacy increases to 99.3 per cent.
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India heading towards becoming vaccine super-power: DG ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent nationwide COVID-19 vaccination coverage of the first dose and said that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine super-power.
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Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants of concern in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The latest study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows that antibodies generated by Omicron, a COVID-19 strain, are not only effective against it but also other variants of concern (VOCs) including Delta.
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Deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccination: ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head Dr Balram Bhargava, in a health briefing, on Thursday asserted that deaths have been considerably reduced due to COVID-19 vaccinations in this third surge of the coronavirus infection.
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COVID-19: Omicron gradually replacing Delta variant in many states, says t
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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Delhi govt conducting three times more COVID-19 tests than required by ICM
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the government is conducting three times more COVID-19 testing than required by the Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines and informed that the city is likely to report nearly 17,000 new
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Delta variant major cause for COVID in children during second wave: ICMR s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children's COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.
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