Drug Controller General dodges query on COVID-19 vaccine adverse event

Govt webinar on clinical trials also skips questions on emergency authorisation, expert committees

Low-paid workers, women hit most by COVID-19 wage gaps: ILO report

The average wage in two-third countries — for which official data was available — fell or grew more slowly in the first 6 months of …

दक्षिण एशियाई देशों में केवल 13 फीसदी स्कूली बच्चों के घर पर है इंटरनेट की सुविधा: यूएन

रिपोर्ट के अनुसार कम आय वाले देशों के 20 से कम आयु वर्ग के अधिकतर बच्चों में से एक के पास घर पर इंटरनेट ...

Govt neither denies nor accepts adverse event in Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine trial

Health secretary claims all procedures followed but refuses to divulge details

Old vaccines for new infections: What we discovered

Studies have showed that several vaccines, including that for polio and tuberculosis, have several non-specific effects

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine becomes first to get emergency authorisation

UK government gives nod on basis of interim results, vaccine to be made available by next week  

अपराध है शहद में चीनी की मिलावट

कोविड-19 के समय में शहद में चीनी की मिलावट स्वास्थ्य के लिए बड़ा खतरा साबित हो सकती है

When do politicians get to think?

The people’s representative is facing a paradox: Of keeping away from people due to COVID-19. A good vision is needed to make good politics

World AIDS Day: Battles won and lost hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19

Resources have helped reduce morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income regions. AIDS-related deaths have declined worldwide by 39% since …

विश्व एड्स दिवस: कोविड-19 से भी अधिक जानलेवा साबित हो रही है यह महामारी

इस साल एचआईवी एड्स से मरने वालों की संख्या 15.44 लाख पहुंच गई है। 2005 के बाद मौजूदा साल संक्रमितों के लिए सबसे जानलेवा ...

Moderna claims 94% efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine, to seek emergency nod

No Indian partner yet for production or distribution; results not final

COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again

54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September

Devastated by disease in the past, Samoa is on high alert after recent coronavirus scares

Memories of the deadly 2019 measles outbreak were still fresh; add to that social media comparisons to the infamous 1918 Spanish flu pandemic

Delhi hasn’t done enough to contain COVID-19, Centre tells Supreme Court

Affidavit lists lack of testing, beds, contact-tracing

COVID-19: Viable vaccine will not halt spread of economic damage, warns UNCTAD

The economic setback would be felt long into the future, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable countries, the report added

New study links rate of COVID-19 spread to PM 2.5 concentration in ambient air

Presence of secondary pollutants such as nitrates and sulfates increase the reproduction rate of the virus SARS-CoV-2, according to the study

Special alert, crackdown: How Bihar is handling COVID-19 surge

The state witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases after assembly elections, festival season

COVID-19 December guidelines: Offices in areas with 10% positivity rates should stagger timings

Home ministry issues norms for December amid surge in pandemic; states can now fine you for not wearing masks

Simply Put: COVID-19 vs climate change

Simply Put: Vaccine vs COVID-19

Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

There were no cases of severe COVID-19 in those who received the vaccine. And it seems to generate a protective immune response in older people

PM asks states to gear up for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Russian developers claim 95% efficacy in interim results of Sputnik V

महामारी से कार्बन उत्सर्जन तो घटा, लेकिन ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की चुनौती बरकरार

संयुक्त राष्ट्र की संस्था के प्रमुख का कहना है कि, 'लॉकडाउन के चलते उत्सर्जन में जो कमी आई है हमें इस कर्व को लंबे ...

COVID-19 cut carbon emissions but not enough to dent global warming

The lockdown-related fall in emissions is just a tiny blip on the long-term graph. We need a sustained flattening of the curve - WMO …

रैपिड टेस्ट करने से कोरोना को कुछ ही हफ्तों में रोका जा सकता है: अध्ययन

अध्ययनकर्ताओं द्वारा काफी बड़े क्षेत्र में साप्ताह में दो बार रैपिड टेस्ट किए गए, जिसने वायरस के संक्रमण फैलाने की दर की डिग्री को ...