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Nana Patekar shares his experience with Vivek Agnihotri in ‘The Vaccine Wa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Actor Nana Patekar, who will be seen playing the role of Former ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava in the upcoming film ‘The Vaccine War’, talked about his role and shared his working experience with the director Vivek Agnihotri.
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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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Omicron is predominant circulating strain in India: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, is the predominant circulating strain in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Wednesday.
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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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No shortage of vaccine in country, confident to inoculate whole population
Updated : 4 years, 11 months 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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Lucknow man alleges no antibodies developed after taking Covishield shot,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): A man from Lucknow has filed a police complaint against Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla, ICMR director-general Dr Balram Bhargava and others on Tuesday alleging that no antibodies against COVID-19 were developed in his body despi
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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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Non-judicious use of therapies for COVID-19 leads to virus mutations: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Non-judicious use of therapies that have not been established for COVID-19 treatment are responsible for putting "immune pressure on virus" and leads to virus mutations, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 re-infection possible if antibodies in recovered person reduce wi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): There is a possibility of re-infection, if antibodies reduce in the body of a Covid-19 recovered person in five months time after the recovery, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Union Health Secy, ICMR ask states, UTs to ramp up testing capac
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General, Dr Balram Bhargava, have written to all states and union territories (UTs) to ramp up COVID-19 testing capacity.
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Decided not to deny health workers HCQ based on risk-benefit analysis: ICM
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Noting that a lot of drugs are being repurposed for treatment of COVID-19, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for health care workers had been recommended on the basis of risk-benefit a
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India testing 1.1 lakh COVID-19 samples in a day: ICMR chief
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): India is testing about 1.1 lakh COVID-19 samples in a day at 612 labs, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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