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Can a vaccine insurance pool inoculate makers and sufferers?
Can a vaccine insurance pool provide compensation to people who suffer from adverse effects of the Covid-19 jabs with manufacturers demanding immunity from liability claims? Experts are divided on this aspect. Even though product liability…
Delhi lays out plan to tackle 3rd Covid wave, braces for 37K daily cases
The Delhi government will enhance its health infrastructure, including ICU beds, medical oxygen, medicines etc for the possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, bracing for around 37,000 cases in a day. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind…
Court ruling imminent on EU-AstraZeneca dispute
A court in Brussels is expected to announce its verdict "as soon as possible" on the ongoing spat between the European Union (EU) and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca over shortfalls in deliveries of its coronavirus vaccine to the…
500-bed COVID Care hospital set up by DRDO inaugurated in Haldwani, Uttarakhand
A 500-bed COVID Care Hospital set up by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Haldwani was virtually inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Tirath Singh Rawat on June 02, 2021. This facility comprises 375 oxygen…
25mn doses: Who all get US vaccines and how much?
Riding on strong vaccination numbers at home where more than 63 per cent of American adults have received at least one dose, US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the US will donate 75 per cent of its unused Covid-19 vaccine…
Bulletin on COVID-19 : JK reports 1723 new positive cases, 263961 recovered so far
The Government on Friday informed that1723 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19),599from Jammu division and 1124from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and…
My spirit drives me to serve people even with eight months pregnancy: Mom-to-be Dr Shivani Sharma
Doctors and Paramedics around the World are battling Covid-19 daily, but many Covid-19 warriors are risking their lives to ensure that everyone stays safe as the country fights the deadly virus- Dr Shivani Sharma is one of them. Dr Shivani,…
Doctor speaks : Nephrologist shares safety, medication tips for Kidney patients amid Covid pandemic
Consultant Nephrologist , Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, Dr Raju K Bhandari, has assured that all kinds of Covid vaccine are safe for kidney patients, including those having undergone recent renal transplant.Dr Bhandari follows, ‘Patients…
2 new hospitals, revamping healthcare part of Delhi’s plan for possible 3rd wave
With the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic receding in Delhi after daily cases declined to below 500, the Delhi government is using the respite to prepare for a possible third wave. It swung into action to augment the number of beds in…
Wuhan lab head, US expert flagged Covid risk in 2015: Report
The head of China's Wuhan virology lab, also called as the 'bat woman', and an expert from the University of North Carolina in the US, had in a paper published in 2015 flagged the dangers of their gain-of-function experiment of a novel…