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Focus is to fully vaccinate adult population, booster dose not pertinent a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that the main focus is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country, adding that the issue of booster dose is not pertinent at the moment.
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Avoid non-essential travel, observe low-key festivity this year: ICMR DG
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Ahead of the festive season, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday made a fervent appeal to people to avoid non-essential travel and to observe a low-key festivity "at least this year".
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D2 strain of dengue can cause fatal haemorrhage, says ICMR DG
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The majority of deaths in Mathura, Agra and Firozabad districts of Uttar Pradesh were due to dengue fever caused by D2 strain and it can cause haemorrhaging that could be fatal, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Thursday.
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Help us help you, comply with Covid appropriate behavior as virus hasn't g
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Pointing to the flouting of rules by people who are travelling to hill stations after easing of restrictions in Himachal Pradesh, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, urged the people to 'help the government in helping them' in battling the
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No shortage of vaccine in country, confident to inoculate whole population
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Underlining that there is no shortage of COVID-19 vaccine in the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday expressed confidence that India's entire population will be vaccinated by December 2021.
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Monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID patients should always be used in pai
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Monoclonal antibodies, recently introduced in India as an antibody therapy to treat COVID-positive patients, are being used to minimise mutation formation and should always be used in a pair, said Dr Nirmal K Ganguly, former Director-General of the Indian Cou
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Efficient manufacturing system needed to lower cost of Monoclonal antibody
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The cost of Monoclonal antibody therapy, which was recently approved by India's top drug regulatory body for treatment of COVID-19, can be lowered if a very efficient system for its manufacturing is developed, said Dr Nirmal K Ganguly, former Director-General
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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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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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COVID-19 pandemic helped India to scale up its healthcare infrastructure,
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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Gandhian perspective of healthy living is significant in COVID times: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Following Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of healthy lifestyle -- "Less is more" and "Health is wealth" especially in the times of crisis will be a prominent way to foster ease of living during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Director Ge
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