Brazil expects to sign a new deal next week with Pfizer Inc for 100 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses, a Health Ministry official said on Friday, which would double the U.S. drugmaker’s delivery to the Latin American country this year.
Day: May 8, 2021
The United States will join a New Zealand-led global campaign to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House said, making a policy change two years after the administration of former president Donald Trump declined to participate.
With 4,01,078 new infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 2,18,92,676.
Amid suspense over who will be the next Chief Minister of Assam, the BJP central leadership has summoned incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the most powerful minister in the State Himanta Biswa Sarma to New Delhi today for a meeting to discuss the issue.
Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting an immediate supply of additional medical oxygen, in line with what was agreed in government meetings held on 1 and 2 May.
ECMO can prove to be an effective treatment solution in these challenging times for patients with weak lung function and this has been demonstrated by Dr Govini Balasubramani, head, CTVS, Heart and Lung Transplant, Fortis Vadapalani and his medical team of cardiothoracic surgeons, pulmonologists and intensive care specialists.
Viatris has released its inaugural sustainability report, reinforcing its strong foundation in corporate social responsibility and commitment to doing its part to address some of the world’s most pressing health needs by providing sustainable access to high-quality medicine, regardless of geography or circumstance.
In his congratulatory message to the newly installed first-time Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, M K Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues, who were sworn in by the Governor of Tamilnadu, Banwarilal Purohit, Friday, the Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, extended his warm greetings over their taking charge as the new government of the State.
IIT Madras researchers have developed ‘BlockTrack’, a first-of-its-kind blockchain-based secure medical data and information exchange system for a mobile phone-based application, which is currently being field-tested at the institute’s hospital.