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DRDO's anti-COVID drug 2-DG will reduce recovery time, oxygen dependency,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the recovery time from COVID-19 infection and oxygen dependency will be reduced by anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Read More
Rajnath Singh, Harsh Vardhan release first batch of DRDO's anti-COVID drug
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday released the first batch of Anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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Harsh Vardhan to interact with health ministers of UP, Andhra, MP, Gujarat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday will interact with health ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conferencing to review the COVID-19 situation and the progress of the vaccination drive in these
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Centre extends gap between two doses of COVISHIELD from 6-8 weeks to 12-16
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the COVID working group to extend the gap between the first and second doses of COVISHIELD vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of the COVISHIELD vaccine is 6-8 wee
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COVID-19 spurt in J-K, Odisha, Uttarakhand 'matter of concern', says Harsh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday expressed concern over the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in eight states and Union Territories, and said the pace of surge is worrisome.
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Over 95 lakh healthcare workers given 1st dose of COVID vaccine, says Hars
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday informed that more than 95 lakh Healthcare workers have been given their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and over 65 lakh of them has been administered their second dose since the vaccination drive commenc
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Harsh Vardhan to hold meeting with health ministers of states lagging behi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday will hold a meeting with the health ministers of some states that are lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination.
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Kejriwal urges Centre to increase monthly supply of Covid vaccines, fix un
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging to increase the monthly supply of vaccines to the national capital.
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Harsh Vardhan urges citizens to not skip second dose of COVID vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Reiterating the importance of full protection through two Covid Vaccine doses, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday appealed to all citizens to get the second dose which boosts the immunity against Covid manifold, adding that 53,25,000 doses will
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No new COVID-19 case reported in 180 districts in last 7 days, says Harsh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Not a single new case of COVID-19 was reported in 180 districts in the country in the past seven days and no fresh infections were recorded in 18 districts in the last two weeks, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday.
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Harsh Vardhan holds talks with US counterpart, says two countries have str
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India and the US have developed strong collaboration in the area of public health which extends to building and enhancing co-operation and support in the unprecedented times of COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate scaling up, timely availability of affordable
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India has worked with South Africa and other partners in the WTO to seek relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday and noted that this waiver will be an important step for enabling the rapid scal
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