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COVID-19 booster dose can do more harm than good at this time, says AIIMS
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the wake of the recent rise in Covid-19 cases, although many experts are advising people to take maximum precautions and also booster doses, AIIMS doctor Dr Sanjay Rai is of the opinion that at this point of time, a booster dose of the vaccine can do more harm than good.
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We need more evidence to prove that COVID-19 is a bio warfare weapon: Top
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in several countries across the globe, top health experts believe that COVID-19 is a biological warfare weapon but more evidence is needed to prove this.
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WHO COVID-19 death estimates have no scientific basis: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 death estimates are based on modelling which has no scientific or epidemiological basis, claimed senior epidemiologist at AIIMS Delhi, Dr Sanjay Rai.
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Bharat Biotech's intranasal booster vaccine can be a game-changer if it pr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Bharat Biotech's intranasal booster vaccine can be a game-changer if it provides mucosal immunity against COVID-19, said Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor for Community Medicine at AIIMS as the clinical trials for the vaccine commenced on Friday.
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COVID-19: Nasal vaccine could be a game-changer if it provides mucosal imm
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): As Hyderabad-based drug maker Bharat Biotech has got regulatory approval to conduct Phase-3 clinical trials of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose, senior epidemiologist in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Dr Sanjay
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Good news for Indian travellers, says AIIMS Dr Sanjay Rai on WHO's approva
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, Dr Sanjay Rai said on Wednesday that the World Health Organisation's (WHO) emergency use nod to Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin is good news for Indians especially those vaccinates I
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COVID-19 cases in Kerala likely to come down in next 2 weeks: AIIMS profes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Kerala has passed its COVID-19 peak and in the next 2 weeks, a decline in cases should start in the state, said Dr Sanjay Rai, AIIMS Professor on Tuesday.
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Serosurvey of mass gathering is best option to monitor COVID outbreak: AII
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): As the crowd is flocking towards various hill stations and religious places, Dr Sanjay Rai, professor at the Centre for Community Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Monday suggested that conducting random serosurvey of m
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Delhi needs quick sero survey to assess Covid-19, suggests AIIMS doctor
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): With Delhi poised for phased process of unlocking from Monday in view of the dip in Covid-19 positivity rate, Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor of Community Medicine Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) suggested conducting a quick sero survey
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India moving towards herd immunity as COVID-19 cases declining, no need to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): India is perhaps moving towards herd immunity as COVID-19 cases are declining and there is no need to panic over the new virus strain found in the United Kingdom because reports suggest that it not as virulent, doctors said at a webinar on Thursday.
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70-80 pc reduction in COVAXIN trial participation: AIIMS doctor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): With the start of COVID vaccination an immediate future in India, the phase III clinical trial for indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate COVAXIN is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a high refusal rate 70 per c
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Possibility of normalcy by middle of next year even if there is no COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): There is a possibility of situation created by COVID-19 returning to normal by the middle of next year even if a vaccine is not developed by then, Dr Sanjay Rai, Professor in Community Medicine Department at AIIMS here, has said.
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