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UK becomes first nation to approve Omicron vaccine

UK becomes first nation to approve Omicron vaccine

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority, UK has authorised a Covid-19 vaccine tailored to the Omicron variant, setting the stage for an autumn booster campaign using Moderna’s two-strain shot. It has granted conditional authorisation to the vaccine, which targets both the original strain of the virus and Omicron BA.1. This makes UK, the first country in the world to approve an original […]

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Covid-19 new variant ‘IHU’ discovered in France

Covid-19 new variant ‘IHU’ discovered in France

Scientists and experts in France have reportedly identified a new variant of COVID-19 termed ‘IHU’. The new variant is said to be a more mutated strain than Omicron. The B.1.640.2 variant was discovered at the institute IHU Mediterranee Infection. Researchers believe that it contains 46 mutations. This has more mutations than the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new variant has been associated

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WHO classifies new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron

WHO classifies new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this new variant, first reported to the WHO by South Africa.  According to WHO, the strain may spread more quickly than

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra government to appoint Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador

Veteran Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been appointed as the Covid vaccination ambassador by Maharashtra Government for campaigning and appealing to people to take both the jabs of the COVID vaccine, especially in Muslim-dominated areas. Maharashtra Public Health Minister According to Rajesh Tope, there is hesitation about receiving anti-coronavirus vaccines in Muslim-majority communities, and the government will enlist the help of

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Britain health regulators approves World's first pill to treat COVID-19

Britain health regulators approves World’s first pill to treat COVID-19

Britain’s health regulators, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19. Britain became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by U.S.-based Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic.

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Department of Biotechnology launches India’s first ‘One Health’ consortium in post-COVID times

Department of Biotechnology launches India’s first ‘One Health’ consortium in post-COVID times

The Department of Biotechnology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Thursday launched India’s first mega consortium on ‘One Health’. The ‘One Health’ project was launched by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT through video conferencing. The Consortium is comprised of 27 organizations and will be led by the DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad. The ‘One Health’ is “where

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Co-WIN develops a new API called KYC

Co-WIN develops a new API called KYC-VS: Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status

Over 72 crore vaccine doses have been administered since the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was flagged off on January 16 this year by Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. To provide proof of vaccination for each of these individuals, Co-WIN is already issuing a digitally verifiable certificate. This certificate can be saved on a digital

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New Zealand’s Zero Covid strategy

New Zealand’s Zero Covid strategy

Issue On August 17, New Zealand reported its first case of Covid-19 since February. Four hours later, the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a strict, level-four nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the disease — a move that health experts from around the world have called archaic and misinformed, and has earned the country the less than

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