Stating that the people with the best immunity against the virus are the people with a hybrid immunity, Anurag Agrawal said, India's largest population has the immunity.
Niclosamide has been extensively used in the past for treating tapeworm infection in adults as well as children. The safety profile of this drug has been tested over time and has been found safe for human consumption at different dose levels, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the scientific community for 'Made in India' Covid vaccines in a record time. Addressing a meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society, he reiterated gratitude to doctors, medical staff, scientists, and corona warriors for the outstanding work done in adverse circumstances.
From agriculture to astronomy, disaster management to defence technology, vaccine to virtual reality, India aspires to become self-reliant & empowered in every direction. India is leading world in fields of sustainable development & clean energy: PM during CSIR society meeting
Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower sero-positivity, while those with blood group 'O' may be less susceptible to coronavirus
Regarding the dearth of hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and vaccines, Dr Mishra said that if the situation continues, the country will be in a disastrous state.
Amid shortage of oxygen cylinders due to high demand after surge in COVID cases, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has designed high-capacity oxygen enrichment units.
After witnessing a downward trend for months, coronavirus cases in states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh are rising rapidly again raising concerns over second wave of the pandemic. However, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has said that the second wave is limited to a few states and not across India.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Shekhar C Mande on Sunday warned that the COVID-19 crisis was far from being over and allowing a "third wave" by lowering our guard is fraught with grave consequences.
"The vaccine is formulated with Algel-IMDG, which contains chemisorbed TLR7/8 agonist onto aluminum hydroxide gel to generate the requisite type of immune responses," the CSIR said in a statement.
The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) said there is emerging evidence that coronavirus variant N440K is spreading "a lot more" in southern states in the country.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar Mande on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on country's COVID vaccine program expressed confidence.
Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday launched an online portal that provides information about CSIR ushered repurposed drugs and their current stage of trials.
Umifenovir is mainly used for treatment of influenza and is available in China and Russia, and has recently come into prominence due to its potential use for COVID-19 patients.
National Testing Agency (NTA) has further extended the UGC NET 2020, CSIR UGC NET 2020, ICAR AIEEA, ICAR NET 2020, AIAPGET, JNUEE and IGNOU PhD and Open MAT exams registration date for the 4th time to 30th June 2020, in view of the ongoing COVID-19.
While speaking to ANI in the national capital on June 06 amid coronavirus pandemic, the DG of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Shekhar C Mande spoke on clinical trials.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Director General Shekhar Mande said that WHO decision to halt trials of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 is not correct and it must resume as early as possible.
While addressing a press conference in the national capital on May 28, the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, Prof K Vijay Raghavan spoke on drug discovery amid coronavirus pandemic.
While commenting on World Health Organisation's decision to temporarily suspend clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Shekhar Mande supported ICMR's judgement on HCQ trials.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Shekhar C Mande said that it is very difficult to compare the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir as of now.
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