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  COVID-19 vaccines are disease-modifying, reduce chances of severe infection, mortality: ICMR chief

  India | April 13, 2021 21:19 IST

  Responding to a question about people contracting the coronavirus infection even after taking both doses of COVID vaccine, he said these are "disease-modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 percent reduction in hospitalisation after vaccination which is well established internationally. 

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  Immune pressure due to non-judicious use of therapies can lead to virus mutation: ICMR chief

  India | December 29, 2020 20:59 IST

  Respiratory viruses may go through minor genetic mutations from time to time. But after several drifts, they can become a cause of concern as has happened with the new UK strain of the coronavirus. It has a higher transmissibility rate of about 60 per cent, he said at a press briefing.

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  ICMR chief Balram Bhargava tests Covid positive, shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre

  India | December 18, 2020 20:33 IST

  Balram Bhargava, who is also a cardiologist, is recovering well and likely to be discharged soon.

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  Don't Single Out India On Superbug, Says ICMR Chief

  India | April 11, 2011 18:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 11: Accused of "supressing the truth" about drug resistant bacteria reportedly found in Delhi's public water supply, the Union Health Ministry today said India was being "unnecessarily and wrongly blamed" and singled