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US to pump in $3bn more to develop antiviral drugs against Covid
The Biden administration has announced plans to invest more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacturing of antiviral drugs to combat...
Medicover Hospitals conducts study on safety, efficacy of Covid vaccines
Medicover Hospitals has conducted a study on the safety and efficacy of Covid vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield.
"We have done a detailed review and analysis...
Pfizer’s arthritis drug can cut death risk in severe Covid patients
An arthritis drug -- Tofacitinib -- developed by US biopharmaceutical Pfizer has shown to be effective in reducing the risk of death or respiratory...
SII to conduct clinical trials of Novavax for children
The Serum Institute of India is likely to launch clinical trials of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for children in July, sources said.
SII is likely...
Fortis Healthcare to introduce Sputnik V from June 19
Fortis Healthcare on Thursday announced that the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will be available at two of its hospitals as part of a...
AstraZeneca vax recommended for Australians above 60 yrs
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has advised that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine be administered to people aged 60 and over, rather...
Google pledges Rs 113 cr to boost healthcare infra in India
Google on Thursday announced new grants of nearly Rs 113 crore to help strengthen India's healthcare infrastructure and workforce in rural areas, as India...
India records 67K new Covid cases, 2,330 deaths
India on Thursday recorded 67,208 new cases of Covid and 2,330 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union...
Facebook begins health fact-check in India
Facebook on Wednesday joined hands with The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) -- a health specialized fact-checking site -- as part of its third-party fact-checking...
Amazon Covid test kit now available online
E-commerce major Amazon has started selling its own test kits for Covid-19. The test kit is on sale for $39.99 on the e-commerce platform...