Busting Myths of Immunization
The Government of India has been proactively trying to curb the wastage of COVID-19 vaccines and has been guiding the States and UTs in effectively using the doses in order to fight the pandemic. There were some media reports stating that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s insistence in keeping vaccine wastage below 1% […]
Centre issues SOPs for vaccination of persons undertaking international travel for educational purposes, or employment opportunities, or as part of India's contingent for Tokyo Olympic games
Government of India has been supporting the efforts of States and UTs for an effective Vaccination drive under the ‘Whole of Government” approach since 16th January this year. With the aim to universalize the Vaccination drive, the Government has opened vaccination for all adults above 18 years of age with the onset of Liberalized Phase […]
Roche presents latest advances with immunotherapies in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Data for investigational CD20xCD3 bispecific antibodies and new combination regimens with Polivy showed enhanced clinical benefits for people with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early studies Basel, 4 June 2021 ‒ Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that new data on its investigational CD20xCD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibodies, mosunetuzumab and glofitamab, and its first-in-class anti-CD79b […]
Union Ministry of Health finalises advance arrangement with M/s Biological-E Ltd., Hyderabad for 30 cr COVID19 Vaccine doses
Union Ministry of Health has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to reserve 30 crore of COVID-19 vaccine doses. These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by M/s Biological-E from August-December 2021. For this purpose, the Union Ministry of Health would be making an advance payment of Rs. 1500 crore to M/s […]
India has reported 1,34,154 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours.
India has reported 1,34,154 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours. The country has recorded less than 2 lakh Daily New Cases for 7 continuous days now. This is a result of collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs. India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. 17,13,413 active cases […]
WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac. “The world desperately needs multiple COVID-19 vaccines to address the huge access inequity across the globe,” […]
More than 23 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India […]
COVID-19 Update
India reports 1.32 Lakh Daily New Cases; declining trend in new cases maintained. India's Active Caseload further declines below 20 lakhsand is presently at17,93,645 Active Cases decrease by 1,01,875in last 24 hours 2,61,79,085total Recoveries across the country so far. 2,31,456patients recovered during last 24 hours. Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the […]
Shri PiyushGoyal holds meeting with the industry associations to discuss impact of Covid- 19 and steps to mitigate them;
Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Minister Shri PiyushGoyal today met with Industry Associations and reviewed their preparedness to meet the present and future challenges because of Covid-19 pandemic. Shri PiyushGoyal said that the second wave of COVID-19 has been difficult for all of us. Appreciating the industry […]
India’s Daily New Cases stand at 1.32 lakh
As part of continued decline in the daily new cases,India has reported 1.32 lakh New Cases in the last 24 hours.1,32,788Daily New Cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The country has recorded less than 2 lakh Daily New Cases for 6 continuous days now. India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the […]
