Tag: COVID-19
Avantor aids Indian Red Cross COVID-19 relief work with needed supplies
The company is donating 30,000 N95 masks, 600 infrared thermometers and 600 pulse oximeters, valued at approximately US$ 30,000 to the Indian Red Cross Society state branches in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand...........................
The secret behind pre-existing immunity in individuals unexposed to COVID-19
A new study suggests robust pre-existing T-cell immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals unexposed to COVID-19....................
Govt readies two more central drug labs for Covid-19 vaccine testing
The facility at NCCS, Pune, has now been notified as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing and lot release of COVID-19 vaccines vide. The facility at NIAB ,Hyderabad is likely to receive necessary notification shortly................................
Phase-3 trial results show COVAXIN is 77.8% effective against symptomatic COVID-19
Efficacy analysis demonstrates COVAXIN to be 93.4% effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19. Efficacy data demonstrates 65.2% protection against the SARS-CoV-2, B.1.617.2 Delta variant..................................
Zydus seeks DCGI’s EUA for world’s first Plasmid DNA based COVID-19...
The company has presented interim results from Phase III clinical trials in over 28,000 volunteers in a study carried out in more than 50 clinical sites spread across the country and during the peak of second wave of COVID-19.......................
B Medical Systems & Dr Reddy’s join hands for pan India...
Sputnik V is the third Covid-19 vaccine to be granted emergency use authorization by India and the ‘first foreign-made vaccine’ to be used in India..........................
NIRAMAI COVID screening solution receives funding from CDC Group
NIRAMAI FeverTest is a smart software that enables screening for COVID-19 symptoms in public places, using computer vision and AI to analyze and monitor crowd compliance to COVID-19 guidelines...........................
IIT Delhi launches economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19
This kit can be used for in vitro qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen, suitable for general population screening and diagnosis of COVID-19........................
India achieves milestone of 40 crore COVID-19 sample testing
As on 1st June 2021, India had tested 35 Crores COVID-19 samples, it reached 40 crores mark on 25th June, 2021......................
Glutathione, a wonder molecule to fight respiratory infections like COVID-19
Glutathione is so important to our lungs that in its natural state, the fluid that lines our lungs have 140 times more Glutathione than that circulating in our blood, writes Dr. Anish Desai, Director Strategic Medical Affairs, Adroit Biomed..........................