Vaccine

In a major development for global health, particularly in vaccine production, Union Health Secretary Shri Apurva Chandra recently toured the facilities of Bilthoven Biologicals B.V. in Utrecht, Netherlands. This visit underscores the…
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on…
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Vaccines have been a game-changer in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Several vaccine candidates have conferred a high degree of protection, with some even bringing down the number of symptomatic infections by over 95% in clinical trials. But…
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today addressed the seventh session of the post-budget webinars being organised by the Government of India to consult and encourage the various stakeholders to help fully implement the themes of the…
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India’s armoury of vaccines against Covid-19 has got a new weapon, with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approving Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited’s CORBEVAX. The vaccine has been…
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The Department of Post has come out with a special postage stamp and a special cover commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi. Dr…
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation. The Prime Minister announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years. The move is likely to aid in education…
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After helping several Indian companies in the development of vaccines for COVID-19 including clinical trials, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)’s Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)has entered into a research…
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Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, Prof. K Vijay Raghavan has called for reforms in the space of ease of doing science, regulation, university functioning in research, and industry-academia linkages and stressed the need to…
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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Hyderabad-based Biological E. Limited for conducting Phase III comparator safety and immunogenicity trial in adults of its CORBEVAX™ vaccine against COVID-19 after Subject Expert…
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