15 lakh pregnant women got HIV tests done during Covid in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: While a lot of family planning indicators have been affected due to Covid, screening for HIV in pregnant women has registered a growth during 2020-21. The screening is done to prevent vertical…
India to recalibrate air quality standards next year
NEW DELHI: India is likely to have new national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in 2022, factoring in more pollutants, including ultra-fine particulate matter of less than PM2.5. The existing…
Over 2.25 crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses available with States, UTs
New Delhi: The Central government on Monday informed that more than 2.25 Crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states, union territories, and private hospitals. The ministry further said that…
Job for Pharmacy Graduates at Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India (herein after called the Bank), a leading listed Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Mumbai and having Pan India, as well as, overseas presence, invites On-line…
Working on nasal vaccine as booster dose, says Bharat Biotech CMD
NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech is working on a combination of Covaxin followed by nasal vaccine which if administered can act as a booster dose and protect a person from getting infected, according to its chairman and…
Drugs With Carcinogenic Toxins: Banned Elsewhere, Sold In India
New Delhi : In 2019, Asha’s toddler son had a bout of illness. The three-year old would frequently vomit while at the day-care facility he attended, and refuse to eat lunch.…
Govt Job for B.Pharm, M.Sc as QA, QC Analyst at KAPL
Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited, KAPL Bengaluru is a Government of India Enterprise. Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited is a Joint Sector Company of Government of India with shareholding from…
IIL begins Covaxin drug material supplies
HYDERABAD: In a move that will boost the production capacity of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) on Friday handed over the first batch of Covaxin drug substance produced at its…
SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says booster dose of Covishield desirable
The ideal gap between two doses of Covishield is two months and another dose of the vaccine should be taken after six months, the Serum Institute of India (SII) chairman Cyrus Poonawalla said here on Friday.…
BB’s intranasal Covid vax gets DCGI nod for phase 2, 3 trials
New Delhi: The first nasal vaccine against Covid-19, developed by Bharat Biotech, has received regulator’s nod for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, the department of biotechnology said on Friday. Phase 1…
