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Plasma Therapy ineffective in reducing COVID-19 deaths: ICMR 2020-09-11 14:48:33
Plasma Therapy has been approved by the government as a potential treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients which proved inefficient. What now? A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that the use of convalescent plasma...
Keywords: plasma therapy, plasma therapy, plasma therapy, patients
Read MoreBharat Biotech to begin Phase 3 Trials of Covaxin in UP from October 2020-09-25 14:45:44
The UP government on Thursday announced the Phase 3 trials of Covaxin, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine that will start in Lucknow and Gorakhpur. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, the COVID-19 vaccine developed indigenously has reached the phase 3 trials with the announcement...
Keywords: UP government, Covaxin, Covaxin, Bharat Biotech
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine to be available by early 2021: Health Minister 2020-09-14 12:39:09
The first dose of the vaccine will be taken by the health minister Harsha Vardhan himself to assure the people with safety. In what comes as the most awaited news, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has guaranteed that the vaccine...
Keywords: Harsh Vardhan, India, health minister, vaccine
Read MoreCan you get a COVID-19 Test Done for Yourself? 2020-09-09 12:49:53
Awareness of the symptoms and early testing are the only ways to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. India has recently surpassed Brazil to become the second most affected country due to the coronavirus. Increased testing and building awareness on the symptoms...
Keywords: symptoms, asymptomatic patients, asymptomatic patients, diagnosis
Read MoreJust 6.6% Exposed to COVID-19 till August: New Sero Survey 2020-10-01 06:49:13
ICMR Director General Balaram Bhargava said that 6.6 percent of the 29,000 people surveyed showed the past exposure to COVID-19. One in 15 individuals who are of age 15 years and above have been exposed to the novel coronavirus by...
Keywords: coronavirus, sero survey, exposure, sero survey
Read MoreICMR Is Not For Convalescent Plasma Therapy To Battle Against Covid-19 2020-11-18 09:24:09
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is not in favor of indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) even though the number of cases across the country has reached 8.9 million mark.An open-label phase...
Keywords: Covid-19, Convalescent Plasma Therapy, Covid-19, ICMR
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