HEALTH

Everybody can’t be allowed to prescribe medicines, says SC

8:16 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: Everybody cannot be allowed to prescribe medicines, observed the Supreme Court on Thursday while hearing an appeal against the Kerala High Court order which had said that AYUSH medical practitioners can prescribe government approved mixtures and tablets only as immunity booster for COVID-19. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file […]

COVID-19 has diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like TB: Vardhan

11:49 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: COVID-19 has derailed the painstaking efforts of decades and diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like tuberculosis with the last 10 months witnessing treatment interruptions, delays in diagnosis and imposition of physical barriers for patients who must travel to distant clinics to pick up medications, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Vardhan, who digitally […]

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Pfizer, BioNTech conclude Phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate, say it’s 95% effective

11:05 pm November 18, 2020

New York: Global drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said on Wednesday that their COVID-19 vaccine was found 95 per cent effective in the final analysis of the Phase 3 trial, including in people aged over 65 years, paving the way for the companies to apply for emergency authorisation from US regulators within days American pharmaceutical giant […]

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Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

9:40 pm November 18, 2020

New York: Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying — the last data needed to seek emergency use of limited shot supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens across the globe. The announcement from Pfizer and its […]

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests: Moderna

9:37 pm November 16, 2020

New York: Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than 8,000 people a day worldwide. The company said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% […]