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DCGI approves Corbevax as first heterologous COVID-19 booster shot for adu
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 4 (ANI): Biological E. Limited, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical and vaccines company, on Saturday, announced that its Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose for
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Centre asks 5 states to monitor clusters of COVID-19 cases, follow five-fo
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New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the officials of five states including Kerala, Karanataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu to closely monitor emerging clusters of COVID-19 cases and maintain an adequate number of te
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BA.4, BA.5 are quite mild, behaving like other Omicron sub-variants: Exper
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New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): As India has been witnessing the subvariants of Omicron, Dr Tarun Kumar Sahni, Internal medicine and hyperbaric Oxygen therapist at Indraprastha Apollo hospital on Tuesday clarified that the BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages are quite "mild" because they are behav
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Bill Gates lauds India's vaccination drive in meeting with Mansukh Mandavi
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Davos [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday has appreciated India's vaccination drive in a meeting with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland's Davos.
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India is prepared for monkeypox, no cases in country yet: ICMR
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): With monkeypox cases being identified across the world, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official on Friday said that India is prepared in view of increasing infections in the non-endemic countries, however, no cases have been reported in the
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Monkeypox not as contagious as COVID-19, says expert
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New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Monkeypox outbreak has been witnessed in nearly 20 countries, however, no suspected cases of the disease have been detected in India so far, referring to which, a health expert on Wednesday said that it is not as contagious as COVID-19 that wreaked havoc a
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WHO honours India's one million all-women ASHA volunteers for 'outstanding
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): India's one million all-women ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist Workers) workers were awarded and honoured by WHO for their 'outstanding' contribution to advancing global health, demonstrated leadership and commitment to regional health issues. Read More
NEET PG 2022 conducted smoothly across India
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New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Post Graduate (NEET) 2022 was conducted smoothly on Saturday in 849 centres across 267 cities in the country.
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No need to panic, says expert amid monkeypox spurt abroad
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): In wake of a spurt in monkeypox cases in some foreign countries, a health expert on Saturday insisted on observing the evolution of the disease while also advising not to panic.
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Union Secretary advises States, UTs to expedite COVID-19 vaccination progr
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 191.96 crore but still a large number of population is unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
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Union Minister launches National Emergency Life Support courses
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New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, on Wednesday launched National Emergency Life Support (NELS) courses for doctors, nurses and paramedics.
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World Hypertension Day: Bring change in your lifestyle to control high bl
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): High blood pressure or hypertension is a very common health condition in India and according to health experts this condition affects one in every four men and one in every five women approximately, totaling over a billion people.
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