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U.S. to fund 3 Indian research institutions

It announces $122 million to address challenges posed by infectious diseases

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COVID-19 | Covaxin booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants, says ICMR study

New Delhi The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COV

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ICMR issues country’s first pre-travel guidelines for children and adolescents with Type-1 diabetes

India has the highest number of incident and prevalent cases of Type-1 diabetes in the world as per recent estimates from the International Diabetes Federation.

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Health: Over 95,000 children below 14 suffer from type-1 diabetes in India, says ICMR

Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR released guidelines for management of type 1 diabetes providing advice on care of diabetes in children, adolescents and adults. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TAC recommends testing of all household and primary contacts of positive cases

The State has since January been following ICMR’s purposive testing strategy

The Hindu

ICMR urged to upgrade virology institute in State capital

Steps to strengthen surveillance, resistance against Nipah

The Hindu

Karnataka to increase daily COVID tests to up to 30,000

The target is being increased from the present 10,000 tests per day

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Explained | Why India administers ‘precaution dose’ of COVID-19 vaccine, and not ‘booster dose’

As India gears up to administer ‘precaution doses’ of COVID-19 vaccine to eligible population above 18 years from Sunday, the debate over ‘booster’ vs ‘precaution’ doses has arisen.

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Lok Sabha updates March 25, 2022

House passes Finance Bill 2022.

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Omicron can resist Covaxin better: NIV data

PUNE: A study carried out to assess Omicron's immune-escape ability has found that it's better at resisting Covaxin than the original SARS-CoV-2 B.1 (Wuhan) variant, and the Beta and Delta variants. The research was carried out by experts from the Pune-based ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV).

The Times of India

Mixing Covishield, Covaxin doses gives better immunity, says ICMR study

PUNE: A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that mixing the two lead Covid-19 vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — produced a better immune response than a same-dose schedule.

The Times of India

Coronavirus live | 92% of COVID-19 deaths in 2022 have been among unvaccinated: ICMR

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 178.26 crore on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said

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92% of COVID-19 deaths in 2022 have been among unvaccinated: ICMR

ICMR chief Balram Bhargava urged students coming from Ukraine to get vaccinated immediately if they had not already done so.

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Delhi reports 360 Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate drops below 1 pc

NEW DELHI: Delhi on Monday reported 360 coronavirus cases and four fatalities, while the positivity rate dropped below one per cent for the first time since December 28 last year, according to data shared by the health department. Out of these 360 cases, 86 pertain to earlier weeks that were…

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National Science Week at ICMR-NIN from Feb. 22

ICMR-NIN to organise displays, posters and live demonstrations for students and common public

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ICMR got ₹171.74 crore in royalty from Covaxin sale, Rajya Sabha told

The Council has spent around ₹35 crore in research and development of the vaccine, says Health Ministry

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ICMR-developed vaccine tracker shows 99.3% vaccine effectiveness in fully vaccinated

Vaccine effectiveness of 99.3 per cent has been seen in individuals fully inoculated against Covid as per the data uploaded on India Covid-19 Tracker till January 2, the Parliament was told on Friday.

The Times of India

Third wave to ebb in Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal in February: Indian Council of Medical Research

PUNE: Dr Samiran Panda, additional director-general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Friday said the third Covid-19 wave was likely to wane by February-end in Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal.

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Despite TAC recommendation, Karnataka yet to procure ICMR approved OmiSure test kits

The kit is a version of RT-PCR that detects all variants of SARS- CoV-2 virus

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COVID-19 third wave saw an increase in number of younger in-patients

Vaccination offered significant protection, says ICMR head Balram Bhargava.

The Times of India

ICMR approves Covid test kit made in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: In a boost to Make-in-Odisha initiatives, a rapid antigen test (RAT) kit developed by a Bhubaneswar-based company in association with the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research for use in detection of Covid-19.

The Hindu

Discharge guidelines revised

The Health department has revised its discharge policy in accordance with the new directives issued by the ICMR and the Union Health Ministry.Accordingly, patients with mild disease (respiratory rate

The Times of India

Shift in focus as Karnataka reduces daily Covid-19 testing target

BENGALURU: Taking a cue from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines, the state health department on Tuesday revised daily Covid-19 testing target from 2. 8 lakh to two lakh.

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