Omicron, the latest Coronavirus variant, is probably the fastest-spreading infectious disease known to man, medical expert and Maharashtra government’s Covid Task Force member, Shashank Joshi, said here on Thursday. It has an approximately Rt5 rapid generation time. While for Measles it is 15 days, for Omicron it is less than 5, with a doubling time […]
Wearing a mask and getting booster shots of Covid “every six months” may now become the new norm for many years to come, according to an Australian pharmacist. According to Trent Twomey, National President of the Pharmacy Guild, if modelling shows that it’s best for people to get a Covid jab “every six months”, then […]
The reassuring videos of the first recovered 34-year-old person from Omicron variant in which he had shared his experience of journey of recovery at a designated hospital in Bengaluru have gone viral on social media. “I was infected with Delta Virus before and now I can share the experience of being affected with the Omicron […]
At least 37 cases of cholera have been reported in Tanzania’s southern highlands region of Rukwa, a medical official has said. Benjamin Chota, Nkasi district Chief Medical Officer in the region, on Sunday added that the first three cases of cholera were reported at Korongwe ward dispensary in the district on December 2. “After the […]
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The Aged Care Advisory Council (ACAC) and the Council of Elders established, following a recommendation by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. FECCA Chairperson, Ms Mary Patetsos, along with 16 other prominent leaders in the aged care sector, were today appointed to the National Aged Care Advisory Council. The Council has a three-year […]
With six Indian pharma companies working to manufacture antiviral pill Molnupiravir, healthcare experts say the game-changing drug will give India an effective and affordable weapon against the Covid-19 pandemic. The oral drug, which is likely to get Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) in India in the coming weeks, is expected to help the country fight future […]
In a major boost to Covid-19 vaccine production in India, Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited will receive $50 million assistance from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). DFC Chief Operating Officer David Marchick and Biological E. Limited Managing Director Mahima Datla will sign a finance agreement here on Monday to expand Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing […]
Western Sydney University is the first Australian university to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government’s Ministry of AYUSH to appoint an Academic Chair in Ayurvedic Medicine. The collaboration will build capacity for the evidenced-based validation of Ayurvedic medicine and aligned inventions such as Ayurveda herbal medicine, yoga and meditation. The MoU […]
the UK has kicked off a trial of what has been described as the world’s first multi-variant vaccine booster against Covid-19 in the city of Manchester . On Monday, a married couple, both in their 60s, became the first participants in the trial, a collaboration between the University of Manchester and a National Health Service […]