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Lucknow Medical Hospital first in the country to launch Plasma Treatment Therapy
On April 27, 2020, the King George Medical University in Uttar Pradesh became the first government hospital to launch plasma therapy to treat COVID-19. The first dose of plasma therapy was given to a 58-year old patient. Highlights The Drug ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
World Immunization Week
Every year, last week of April is marked as the World Immunization Week. The Week is celebrated to increase awareness of immunization. This year, the week is being marked under the theme Theme: Vaccines work for All Immunization According to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
ICMR: More than 40 vaccines under development of COVID-19
The Indian Council of Medical Research on April 12, 2020 announced that there are more than 40 vaccines that are under trial currently in India. Highlights India from the beginning had been focusing on preventive and containment measures. The research ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Study: Impacts of COVID-19 lowered due to BCG Vaccination
Researchers of biomedical sciences of New York Institute of Technology say that the countries such as Netherlands, Italy and United States are more severely affected than countries with BCG policies. The Bacilus Calmette-Guerin vaccine that had been administered in India ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
BioAsia Summit 2020 to be held in Hyderabad
The Government of Telangana is hosting Bio-Asia Summit 2020 in Hyderabad between February 17, 2020 and February 19, 2020. The main objective of the summit is to explore the capabilities of Life Science Companies and their investments. Highlights The summit ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Corona Virus Vaccine: UK starts testing on Mice; WHO says vaccine to be ready in 18 months
The scientists in UK have tested a new Corona Virus vaccine. The Shanghai University of China has also extracted a vaccine to treat the virus and has injected in to a mice recently. The World Health Organization has also announced ..