With over 1 billion vaccinated across the country, the covid-19 pandemic still threatens our society. Witnessing a great rise in covid cases, individuals are compelled to mask up, maintain social distance and observe covid appropriate protocol to curb the spread of this noxious virus. MediBuddy, India’s largest digital healthcare platform, […]
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XE variant of COVID is believed to be a recombinant of Omicron variants
The XE variant of COVID is now circulating across the country. In India, the variant was first suspected to have found in a patient in Mumbai belonging to South Africa. With many children showing COVID symptoms, parents are now fearing to send them to schools. According to the latest […]
Need for Accelerated Community Program to Counter SAM as Pandemic Ebbs: CMAM Association
With COVID pandemic receding after a milder third wave and life getting back to normal, there is need for an accelerated Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program to prevent children from falling prey to life threatening Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), CMAM Association of India has stated. Poshan Abhiyan has been playing […]
GSK and MS Dhoni team up for 6 in 1 vaccination awareness campaign
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s legendary former cricket captain and a devoted father, now teams up with GSK to raise awareness about the need for 6 in 1 vaccination. As part of the campaign, MS Dhoni features in a newly released video which draws a parallel with hitting a six in […]
Voxtur Bio Ltd launches VoxPress COVID-19, advanced COVID – 19 rapid Neutralising antibody test kit
Voxtur Bio Ltd., a Mumbai-based in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company, has launched an advanced point of care rapid Neutralising antibody test kit VoxPress COVID-19 for detecting neutralizing antibodies. The neutralizing antibody rapid test is the fastest and most convenient test format that gives information on the presence or absence of a neutralizing antibody. The plaque […]
Sorrento Receives Purchase Order for 10 Million Covistix Tests From Its Subsidiary Sorrento Mexico for February Delivery in Mexico
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) and Sorrento Mexico today announced that COFEPRIS has given EUA approval to Sorrento Mexico to import, market and distribute COVISTIX tests directly in Mexico. COVISTIX is a sensitive platinum colloid-based lateral-flow rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including Omicron and Delta […]
Menarini Diagnostics CoronaMeltVAR Real-Time PCR kit simultaneously detects SARS CoV-2 and identifies the Omicron Variant
The new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly causing an increase in infections at unprecedented speed. On November 28th, WHO officially recommended laboratories to use Real Time PCR detection kits capable of identifying putative Omicron variant infections, directly at the moment of the positivity test. To support this recommendation, Menarini offers CoronaMeltVAR, a CE-IVD […]
Eka Care Facilitates Slot Bookings for Booster Shots
Eka Care, a connected healthcare platform is now enabling the citizens to book Booster dose shots which are being offered to all eligible. The process to book the vaccination slot is easy and can be completed in 3 simple steps. Mr. Vikalp Sahni, CEO and Founder Eka Care, said, “Alongsidethe […]
Achieving 100% COVID-19 Vaccination of Children in Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep Administration has achieved another milestone in COVID-19 management by vaccinating all the eligible children of age group 15 to 18 years of age in a short span of time. With this, Lakshadweep has become the first among the UTs and states to have achieved this feat. The vaccination drive […]
Novavax and Serum Institute of India File for Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine in South Africa
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, today announced a regulatory submission to the South African Health Products Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA) for emergency use authorization […]