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China’s inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

October 28, 2022

Authorities in Shanghai have rolled out an inhalable vaccine against Covid-19 as a booster dose for previously vaccinated people. Who developed the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine? The Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics Inc. developed the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine as an aerosol ..

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Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2022

October 8, 2022

The World Bank’s report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course” provides the first comprehensive assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on poverty in developing countries. Key findings The report projected that the world is unlikely to end the ..

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India’s first intra-nasal Corona vaccine: GK & Current Affairs Facts

September 8, 2022

The country’s first intranasal COVID vaccine iNCOVACC by Bharat Biotech has recently received DCGI approval for primary immunization against the infection for people above the age of 18 years. This vaccine has been named ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19. Highlights ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee ..

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WHO-UNICEF Report on Progress on WASH in health care facilities

September 3, 2022

Recently WHO and UNICEF released a report titled “Progress on Wash in Health Care Facilities 2000-2021”. Key Points According to this report, while the world is battling the threat of diseases like the Covid-19 epidemic and monkeypox, on the other ..

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Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine – Update

August 16, 2022

Bharat Biotech recently sought approval for its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate, BBV154, as two-dose vaccine as well as booster dose. It submitted data from Phase 3 clinical trials of BBV154 to seek approval. Highlights: The heterologous booster infers that, third or ..

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CoVarScan rapid COVID-19 test

July 5, 2022

Researchers have developed a rapid Covid-19 test, called “CoVarScan rapid Covid-19 test”. This test will help in identifying different variants of SARS-CoV-2 in some hours. CoVarScan rapid Covid-19 test The CoVarScan test detects the signatures of eight hotspots on SARS-CoV-2 ..

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