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ICMR-NIV warns of reverse zoonosis, advises care in handling animals
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) on Sunday advised people to exercise caution while handling animals as negligence may transmit infections like COVID-19 from humans to animals through 'reverse zoonosis'.
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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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COVID-19 vaccination is beneficial for children at high risk: Director NIV
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): With COVID-19 vaccination opened up for the entire population except for the children below 12 years of age, the Director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) Dr Priya Abraham on Friday said the vaccine dose is beneficial for childer at high
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Precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine boost overall immunity: Director NIV P
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Amid the decline in new COVID-19 cases across the country, the Director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) Dr Priya Abraham on Friday reiterated the importance of precaution doses and said it is useful for boosting overall immunity to fight
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Active surveillance of Zika virus needed to prevent future outbreaks, sugg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): An Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) study suggests that there is a need for active human and entomological surveillance of the Zika virus across the country to mitigate future outbreaks.
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We may have COVID-19 vaccine for children by Sept: Director, ICMR-NIV
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Coronavirus vaccine for children might be available for use in September or October this year, Dr Priya Abraham, the Director of Pune's (Indian Council of Medical Research) ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) informed.
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ICMR, NIV to study if vaccines in India can neutralise Delta Plus variant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Following the detection of 'Delta Plus' variant in COVID patients in some parts of the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) have decided to conduct a study to see if the new and more potent va
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Our goal is to provide global access of Covaxin to needy population: Dr E
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 4 (ANI): The emergency use approval for Covaxin is "a giant leap for innovation and novel product development" in India and the "goal is to provide global access to populations that need it the most", Bharat Biotech chairman and managing director Dr
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Human trials of Covaxin begin at Goa's Redkar Hospital: Pramod Sawant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 21 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the human trials of coronavirus vaccine have begun at the state's Redkar Hospital and congratulated the team behind it.
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India will reach 2 million COVID-19 tests today, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Exuding confidence that India will achieve the testing capacity of 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per day before May 31, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the country will reach the mark of 2 million (i.e. 20 lakhs) coronavirus tests today.
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8 out of 16 antibody based rapid tests validated at NIV found satisfactory
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that 16 antibody-based rapid tests have been validated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, so far and eight of them were found satisfactory.
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Four samples test negative for novel coronavirus in India
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday said the ICMR-NIV, Pune, has said that four samples, two from Mumbai and one each from Bengaluru and Hyderabad, have tested negative for novel coronavirus (nCoV).
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