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ICMR To Prioritize Children Above 12 For Vaccination
According to research reports, children aged 12 and above are at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus. The fourth round of the National Serosurvey in June 2021 concluded that children between the age group of 6 to 17 were seropositive and mostly had caught the virus. ICMR has suggested the medical practitioners and the government to prioritize children's above 12 for the vaccines first.
Tags: Covid-19, ICMR, ICMR Research, National Serosurvey, Coronavirus Vaccines
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DGCI Approves Research On Mixing Two Covid Vaccines
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on August 10 gave permission for conducting a study on the mixing of doses of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines against the Covid-19 virus. It advised that the research and trials will be done by Christian College in Vellore. The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) in its previous study disclosed that combining the two vaccines has shown "better immunogenicity."
Tags: Covid-19, COVISHIELD, Covaxin, DGCI, ICMR Research
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BCG Vaccine May Help Lower The Risk Of COVID-19: ICMR Study
The Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) in its new research found that the vaccine of Tuberculosis (TB) known as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) may help to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections in older people. The researchers claimed, ''the effect of BCG vaccination is safe and doesn't lead to increased inflammation in elderly individuals". The research also revealed that the vaccine lowers the amount of pro-inflammatory cytokines and… read-more
Tags: BCG Vaccine, Tuberculosis, Covid-19, ICMR Research
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