Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the next three months are going to be decisive in determining the coronavirus situation in the country as he urged people to follow COVID appropriate behaviour in the coming festival season and winter months.
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.
Pune based Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are likely to conduct late-stage clinical trials of intranasal coronavirus vaccine once they receive regulatory approval, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. The clinical trials of nasal coronavirus vaccine in India are expected to start in a few months.
The Kerala government had announced considerable relaxation in travel for trade and tourism during the festival. On Saturday, the state's coronavirus tally crossed 3.3 lakh while the toll climbed to 1,139.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said there is no evidence that can validate claims on global multiple focal points for the COVID-19 outbreak, amid China claiming that the coronavirus broke out simultaneously in several countries last year.
The minister said that the Hyderabad-based drugs and vaccine research and manufacturing company has entered into an agreement with Washington University and St. Louis University for the trials of the nasal vaccine candidate.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. However, it is limited only to certain districts and states. The statement has come in the backdrop of West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's admission on Monday that the community transmission of Covid-19 has started in the state.
India is expected to receive coronavirus vaccine from more than one source in early 2021, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. He said that the expert groups are formulating strategies to plan the distribution of coronavirus vaccine in the country.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that rollout of the indigenously-developed faster and cheaper "FELUDA" Covid-19 test is expected in the next few weeks.
The Indian Medical Association on Thursday questioned the scientific basis of the government's recently released protocol based on ayurveda and yoga for the prevention as well as treatment of asymptomatic and mild patients of COVID-19.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has released a protocol for the clinical management of the coronavirus infection on Tuesday, which lists dietary measures, yoga and Ayurvedic herbs, and formulations such as Ashwagandha and AYUSH-64 for the prevention of coronavirus infection and treatment of mild and asymptomatic cases.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that Covid-19 vaccines developed outside India will have to undergo bridging studies to prove their safety and immunogenicity in the Indian population.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarified on Sunday that the government is yet to take a final decision on phase-3 trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V.
India has roughly estimated utilisation of 400-500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine covering about 25 crore people by July 2021, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said Sunday.
When will we get COVID-19 vaccination? Who will be vaccinated first? Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan will give the details on all such questions today as part of India's coronavirus vaccine plan and immunization targets for 2021.
The 'vaccine web portal' and the 'National Clinical Registry for COVID-19' have been developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and was launched by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, according to a statement released by the Health Ministry.
Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as shown by Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) second Sero Survey, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.
The government is giving all necessary support for the development of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the country and three vaccine candidates are in different phases of clinical trial, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Sunday.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday stated that there has been no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 (a virus that causes coronavirus) found in India till now.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has donated eyes of her mother at AIIMS after her demise on Sunday, he informed via posting a message on micro-blogging website, Twitter.
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