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India reports 18,599 new COVID-19 cases, 97 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): India reported 18,599 new COVID-19 cases, 14,278 recoveries, and 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday.
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates new research building 'Desikan Bhawan' at ICMR's
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Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the new research building 'Desikan Bhawan' equipped with a new COVID-19 diagnostic facility at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Jalma Institue for Leprosy and Other Mycobact
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COVAXIN shows 81 pc efficiency in phase three trials, says ICMR
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Phase three results of the COVAXIN, a vaccine against COVID-19 which has been developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), has shown an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 per cent in p
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After PM Modi, Jaishankar receives first jab of Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin'
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New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday received the first dose of Covaxin, India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine developed by biotechnology firm Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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21.4 pc sero-prevalence among population of over 18 years: ICMR
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The sero-prevalence in the population above the age of 18 years was 21.4 per cent in the third sero-survey conducted from December 17, 2020 to January 8, 2021, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
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COVID-19 pandemic helped India to scale up its healthcare infrastructure,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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Covax firms urge DCGI to change fact sheet on blood thinners: ICMR chief
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): India's drug regulatory body has received requests from both Pune based Serum Institute of India and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech to make necessary changes in the vaccine fact sheet to allow people using blood thinners to get inoculated against Covid-19
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Covaxin effective on UK virus strain of COVID-19: ICMR
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New Delhi [India], 27 January (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain.
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COVAXIN shows high safety, immunogenicity during phase 1 clinical trial: L
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): In a remarkable finding, India's indigenous Covid-19 vaccine--COVAXIN developed by the Bharat Biotech and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has shown high safety and immunogenicity during the phase 1 clinical trial, according to the findings of th
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COVID-19: Recipients to be followed-up for 3 months after 2nd dose of Cova
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Following the administration of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin', the recipients will remain at the vaccination site for at least 30 minutes of the observation to record any adverse event, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its guidelines for
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Emergency use of vaccine is based on safety, immunogenicity data, says ICM
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that in a pandemic situation, restricted emergency use of the vaccine is considered based on phase 2 safety and immunogenicity clinical trial data while phase thre
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