Indian Council Of Medical Research

No to revenge tourism: ICMR sounds caution ahead of festive season, says increased tourist traffic could push up COVID-19 cases

A sudden increase in population density due to incoming tourists or mass congregations due to social, political or religious reasons can worsen the third wave scenario, say experts

India logs 36,401 new COVID-19 cases, 530 deaths in last 24 hours; recovery rate at 97.5%

A reduction of 3,286 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 infections, 490 deaths in past 24 hrs; active cases increase to 3.8 lakh

The active cases increased after registering a decrease for five consecutive days. The national COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 97.45 percent

Study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield doses get DCGI nod, trial to involve 300 volunteers

A recent study by ICMR involving 98 people, 18 of whom had mistakenly received a mix of Covishield and Covaxin doses in Uttar Pradesh, showed a better immune response than two doses of the same vaccine

In India's fight against COVID-19, thrust from Ministry of Ayush has been unrelenting

The Ministry of Ayush has been at the forefront to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing various guidelines and conducting extensive research for medicines

Akshay Kumar becomes brand ambassador of CoviSelf, self-testing rapid antigen test kit for COVID-19

Compared to lab testing which can take up to 72 hours in some cases, CoviSelf yields results in 20 minutes.

Why speeding up vaccination is key to arresting rise of severe cases from Delta-plus variant

Delta plus variant: Incased transmissibility, which means that it can spread faster, makes it even more dangerous for a populated country like India

Why WHO assessment of safety and efficacy is essential for Covaxin to get nod for global emergency use

WHO has said that a COVID-19 vaccine should at least show the efficacy of 50 percent in mandated trials and Covaxin clears this requirement with its latest Phase-3 results

ICMR JRF 2021: Exam on 12 September; check details on icmr.gov.in; pgimer.edu.in

The test is held usually in the month of July but it has been postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 vaccine: Covaxin effective against Indian, UK COVID-19 strains, says Bharat Biotech

The study was conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology and Indian Council of Medical Research, Bharat Biotech said