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The average cost of ventilators in India in February-March, 2020 was approximately Rs. 15 lakh and nearly all were imported. Due to the Indian industry taking up manufacturing of ventilators, the average cost now ranges between Rs. 2 to Rs.10 lakhs.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country. The announcement comes amid a dry run for coronavirus vaccination is underway in all the States and Union Territories.
National Recovery rate has crossed 96% (96.04%) today, one of the highest globally. The exponential rise in the recoveries has led to the improvement in the Recovery Rate.
Bharat Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin can offer protection against new strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom, chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said on Tuesday. Developed by the Hyderabad based drugmaker in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology, the vaccine is in the phase III clinical trial in the country.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh has lauded the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai for developing Eye Cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for treatment of Ocular Tumours. The handling of plaque is very convenient for the Surgeon and it has been acknowledged to be at par with the international standards.
Of the total, 99.7% have human origin — in India it is 100% — and 74% from humans are of ‘high quality’. Analysis of India data shows that 80% are high quality. Also, 32% of sequences from India have crucial patient data, compared to just 6% globally.
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today inaugurated India’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). The vaccine “Pneumosil” has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Private Limited (SIIPL) in collaboration with partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
While the biggest challenge was to stem the growth of COVID cases to which we have seen some reduction despite unlock guidelines, the next challenge is to roll-out the vaccine in the country, which by virtue of sheer volume will be world’s largest. Government has decided to run a mock rill of this plan on December 28 & 29, in four states that include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab.
The Prime Minister said the setting up of IIT and IIM in Jammu and Kashmir would help in providing quality higher education to the students here. He said two AIIMS and two cancer institutes are also being built in Jammu and Kashmir. Paramedical students will also get training in these institutes.
The Central Government is gearing up for the roll out of COVID19 vaccine across the country. As the vaccine administrators will play an important role in the vaccination process, training of trainers and those who shall administer the vaccine has been taken up across various States.
