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Serum Institute of India (SII) hikes prices of COVID-19 vaccine, COVISHIELD to Rs. 600 for private hospitals and Rs. 400 for state government per dose.

The company is stated that their vaccines are affordable in comparison to any other vaccines in the world. Vaccines available in the USA are pricing around Rs. 1500 where as russian and chinese vaccine pricing around Rs. 750.

Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed SpO2 Blood Oxygen Saturation supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for soldiers posted at extreme high-altitude areas. Developed by Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory, Bengaluru of DRDO, the system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents the person from sinking in to a state of Hypoxia, which is fatal in most cases, if sets in. This automatic system can also prove to be a boon during the current Covid-19 situation.

Jubilant Pharma successfully completed safety and pharmacokinetic or absorption studies in animals and healthy human volunteers in India using a novel oral formulation of remdesivir against the commercially available injectable formulation of remdesivir.

More blood thinners arent automatically better, another study confirms. A new publication in JAMA Internal Medicine focuses on the minimal pros and the concerning cons of combining a daily aspirin with a drug from the newer class of anticoagulants that include apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban and rivaroxaban.

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth and could serve as a therapeutic target to treat the disease.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc the world leader in serving science, and PPD, Inc a leading global provider of clinical research services to the pharma and biotech industry announced that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement under which Thermo Fisher will acquire PPD for $47.50 per share for a total cash purchase price of $17.4 billion plus the assumption of approximately $3.5 billion of net debt.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, will present data from a Phase II placebo-controlled randomized trial at the 2021 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting showing that the investigational Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor evobrutinib significantly reduced blood neurofilament light chain  evels, a key biomarker of neuronal damage and inflammation, in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

The production of the vaccine should be augmented and more and more people should be covered for vaccination. The manufacturing needs to scale up and distribution needs to happen at a fast pace, mentioned Dr. D C Katoch, Chief Medical Officer, CGHS, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in an awareness webinar organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Importance of Tika Utsav- Covid Vaccination.

Rare diseases are sometimes the most difficult to treat because of a lack of research and fewer participants to study. An example would be those who have Pompe disease, a genetic condition when a body can't make a protein that breaks down a complex sugar, called glycogen, for energy. Too much glycogen builds up and damages muscles and organs. The disease causes muscle weakness and trouble breathing and can affect the heart and muscles.