With six Indian pharma companies working to manufacture antiviral pill Molnupiravir, healthcare experts say the game-changing drug will give India an effective and affordable weapon against the Covid-19 pandemic. The oral drug, which is likely to get Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) in India in the coming weeks, is expected to help the country fight future […]
In a major boost to Covid-19 vaccine production in India, Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited will receive $50 million assistance from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). DFC Chief Operating Officer David Marchick and Biological E. Limited Managing Director Mahima Datla will sign a finance agreement here on Monday to expand Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing […]
Western Sydney University is the first Australian university to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government’s Ministry of AYUSH to appoint an Academic Chair in Ayurvedic Medicine. The collaboration will build capacity for the evidenced-based validation of Ayurvedic medicine and aligned inventions such as Ayurveda herbal medicine, yoga and meditation. The MoU […]
the UK has kicked off a trial of what has been described as the world’s first multi-variant vaccine booster against Covid-19 in the city of Manchester . On Monday, a married couple, both in their 60s, became the first participants in the trial, a collaboration between the University of Manchester and a National Health Service […]
The goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of Africa’s population against Covid-19 by December appears elusive as the continent grapples with cutbacks on doses supplied via multilateral platforms, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said. In a statement on Thursday, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the continent faces a nearly 500 […]
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the conducting of the Phase III bridging trials of Sputnik Light on the Indian population. The Sputnik Light is a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine of the Russian vaccine Sputnik. The nod comes after a recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet said that […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked citizens to “continue to press forward” for Covid-19 vaccination targets as the country battles the third wave of infections. Under Morrison’s pathway out of the pandemic, Australia will start to reopen in phases when 70 per cent of adults are fully vaccinated, reports Xinhua news agency on Monday. […]
Government has secured an additional one million Moderna doses from European Union member states to further bolster Australia’s vaccination programme. The extra doses, along with the first shipment of the already contracted doses, will arrive within the next week and go directly to local community pharmacies across the country and into the arms of Australians. […]
अपने COVID-19 टीकाकरण का प्रमाण प्राप्त करें आपको अपनी immunisation history statement या अपने COVID-19 digital certificate से अपनी COVID-19 टीकाकरण स्थिस्ि (थटेट्स) का प्रमाण स्मल सकिा है। यह प्रमाण लेने के स्लए आपको भुगिान करने की ज़रूरि नहीं है। अपनी थटेटमेंट या अपना सर्टिफिकेट प्राप्त करने का सबसे आसान िरीका स्नम्नस्लस्िि फकसी िरीके का […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected more than 946,000 flavoured electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) products, such as e-cigarettes and e-liquids, prohibiting them from being marketed or sold due to lack of sufficient evidence on health benefits. The decision comes after a year-long review of millions of e-cigarette-related products by the global […]