- There may not be a second peak of COVID-19 in India: Experts Healthcare experts have said that there may not be a second peak of COVID-19 in the country and even if it occurs, it is unlikely to be as strong as the first one…..read more
- Researchers point to benefits of indomethacin in COVID-19 care A pre-print published recently in Medrxiv has advanced the case to use indomethacin, a drug conventionally used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, for faster symptomatic relief and preventing progression of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients…..read more
- Pandemic lessons from IIT-Madras: The IIT-Madras cluster of COVID-19 infections that was detected in early December created a flutter in Tamil Nadu, which is otherwise seeing a drop in the number of cases. A blitzkrieg operation by the Chennai Corporation, the State Health Department and IIT officials seems to have stemmed the transmission. As other institutes start reopening gradually, the harsh lessons learnt from this experience must not be overlooked…..read more
- Study warns of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: As the country readies to implement its COVID-19 vaccination programme, vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith. The results of an online survey showed that there was considerable hesitation even among the medical community to take the vaccine as soon as it is available…..read more
- Cipla partners with Premier Medical Corporation to launch rapid antigen test kits in India: Drug major Cipla on Wednesday announced its partnership with the Premier Medical Corporation Private Limited for commercialisation of the rapid antigen test kits for coronavirus (COVID-19) in India……read more
- Women won’t recover easily from India’s pandemic: A tiny elite of urban, educated women has benefited from the shift to remote work under lockdown: A recent study released by LinkedIn, based on internal data for India, found women’s participation in the labor force actually increased by 7% between April and July. But this only applies to jobs in the formal, white-collar, urban economy — a tiny fraction of the labor market. For most Indian women, the situation is deeply worrying……read more
- Work on Covid-19 vaccine for children to begin by mid-2021 in India: Report: Vaccine manufacturers believe that progress on paediatric versions of the coronavirus vaccine is not far behind…..read more
- India expects to ‘begin vaccination in January’: The officials – who requested anonymity – said a few vaccine candidates were likely to get emergency-use authorisation from the drug regulator in the next few weeks..…..read more
- Fake ‘immunity booster’ found on sale in London shops: Coronil, a herbal remedy from India, was found on sale in shops in predominantly Asian areas across the capital. Manufacturers Patanjali Ayurved claim the pills protect against “respiratory tract infections”. ….read more