New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday issued guidelines for the management of type 1 Diabetes. The guidelines are released by Prof. (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Secretary-DHR and DG-ICMR.

There is no scientific evidence so far to support the need for a booster vaccine dose against Covid-19, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Monday.  He added that administering the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to all adult population and ensuring that not only India but the entire world gets vaccinated is the […]

New Delhi Nov 22 PTI There is no scientific evidence so far to support the need for a booster vaccine dose against COVID-19 ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Monday underlining the completion of second dose for Indias adult population is the priority for the government for nowAccording to sources the booster dose issue is likely to be discussed in the next meeting of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India NTAGIAdministering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to all adult population and ensuring that not only India but the entire world gets vaccinated is the priority of the government for nowMore so there is no scientific evidence so far to support the need for a booster vaccine dose against COVID-19 Bhargava told PTI On the probability of administering a booster dose Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently said that adequate stocks are available and the aim is to complete the vaccination of the target population with two doses After that a decision on booster dose would be taken based on expert recommendation he had saidThe government cannot take a direct decision in such a matter When the Indian Council of Medical Research and expert team will say that a booster dose should be given we will consider it then he had said adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always depended on expert opinion be it vaccine research manufacturing or approvalAccording to officials around82percentof the eligible population in India have received the first dose of the vaccine while around 43 per cent have been fully inoculatedThe total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded11687 crore according to provisional reports till 7 am The government has launched a month-long Har Ghar Dastak campaign for house-to-house COVID-19 vaccination of those who are yet to take a dose and for people whose second dose is overdueAccording to officials over 12 crore beneficiaries are overdue for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine after the expiry of the prescribed interval between the two doses PTI PLB KJ

New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases (NIIRNCD) along with Lancet published a report on Monday highlighting the urgent need to establish regulatory frameworks pertaining to control of air pollution at the source of its generation.