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India may begin testing effects of Covid-19 vaccine doses mix-up in few weeks: Govt panel head

India may soon commence with testing a vaccination routine which consists of two doses from distinct Covid-19 vaccines, with the objective to review if the vaccine-mix up will enhance the immune reaction to the virus, according to reports of news agency ANI, quoted by  Dr NK Arora, chairman, Covid-19 working group under National Technical Advisory…

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Doctors’ association will mark “Black Day” on June 1 to protest against Ramdev’s comments

A doctors’ association has initiated the call to have a nationwide protest against the comments passed by yoga guru Baba Ramdev. According to the release issued by the Federation of resident doctors’ Association (FORDA), June 1 will be observed as “Black Day”. FORDA stated the decision of the protest has been taken to convict the…

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No evidence to point out artificial origin of Covid-19, says ex-ICMR head scientist

There is no clear proof or evidence whatsoever to point out whether or not Covid-19 was a zoonotic infection or has a laboratory-based origin, revealed Dr Raman Gangahedkar, ex-head scientist, Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). In an interview with ANI, Gangahedkar said, “We must remember that if you…

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200,000 Amphotericin B for treatment of Mucormycosis delivered to India

A consignment comprising of 200,000 AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection) utilized for the treatment of Mucormycosis popularly known as the black fungus has been delivered to India on early Sunday morning. Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu posted on Twitter, “Another consignment of AmBisome from @GileadSciences, used in Black Fungus treatment, reaches…

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Bengaluru’s food delivery workers initiate protest for Covid-19 relief package and vaccination priority

The delivery workers from different application-based service platforms such a Swiggy, Zomato, and Dunzo initiated a virtual protest on Saturday, May 29 for inclusion in the relief packages of the state government for the workers in the unorganized sector. They have further demanded to receive Covid-19 relief packages in the priority group which should also…

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Bengaluru apartments body collaborates with hospitals for vaccination of residents, staff

The Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), the federation of more than 950 apartment complexes had initiated the #Vax4Allcampaign on May 29 for conducting the vaccination drive for residents belonging to the resident welfare associations throughout the city of Bengaluru. This is after the city has been in a lockdown for over a month, and the move…

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