Month: September 2020

Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US

Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus. The study starting Wednesday will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing the shot in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., […]

200,000 dead as Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politics

NEW YORK — “I did the best I could,” President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last week, his eyes fixed on Fox News, Trump wasn’t talking about how he had led the nation through the deadliest pandemic in a century. In a conversation […]

J&J kicks off final study of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in 60,000 volunteers

CHICAGO – Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday kicked off a final 60,000-person trial of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that potentially would simplify distribution of millions of doses compared with leading rivals using two doses. The company expects results of the Phase III trial by year end or early […]

India building collapse toll climbs to 35, search and rescue efforts continue

MUMBAI – Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 35, a senior government official said on Wednesday. “It’s been more than three days, so […]

India’s coronavirus infections spike again after dip

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, India – India’s coronavirus infections surged again on Wednesday, a day after falling to their lowest figure in almost a month. In the last 24 hours, there were 83,347 new cases, with 1,085 deaths, federal health data showed. India, with a population of about 1.4 billion, […]

Vaccines Being Developed to Combat Coronavirus

open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has granted test license permission for manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccine for preclinical test, examination and analysis to the following manufacturers in India: M/s Serum Institute of India Pvt., Ltd., Pune […]

Guidelines for Caesarean Deliveries

open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: As per NFHS-4 (2015-16),the rate of caesarean deliveries in the country is 17.2% which is lower than the developed countries viz. Latin America and the Caribbean countries (40.5%), North America (32.3%), Oceania (31.1%), Europe (25%), Asia (19.2%) as per the […]

Technology License Agreement on “Brucella abortus S19Δ per vaccine” between ICAR

The vaccine will be of immense help in the National Control Programme on Brucellosis open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: A Technology License Agreement (TLA) ceremony on “Brucella abortus S19Δ per vaccine” developed by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) was held on 22nd September, 2020 through virtual […]

No Directions from ECI to CBDT wrt IT notice to Sharad Pawar

open view news desk DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: In some sections of Media it has been reported that Income Tax notice has been issued to Shri Sharad Pawar, Member of Parliament on the directions of Election Commission of India. In this context, it is stated that Election Commission of […]

Sh. Rattan Lal Kataria lauds passage of labor reform bills by Parliament

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has fulfilled the dreams of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar by voicing the interest of laborers and workers – Sh. Rattan Lal Kataria open view news desk DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: The Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice & Empowerment Sh. Rattan Lal […]

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