Amid Omicron scare, Centre launches study to determine need for booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine

New Delhi, 24/12The Centre has initiated a study of 3,000 individuals who received their both doses of Covid vaccines to determine the need for booster dose amid the looming scare of Omicron.     The study will be conducted by the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) under the Department of Biotechnology. The participants…

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CUO (Koraput) Signs a MoU with ICMR-NIRTH

Koraput, 24/12: In a major development, the Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 23 December 2021 for academic collaboration to promote research on tribal health. CUO Vice-Chancellor, Prof.Sharat Kumar Palita…

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Allahabad HC urges Centre to stop political rallies in election-bound states amid Omicron scare

New Delhi, 24/12: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday urged the central government to stop political rallies from being held in election-bound states amid rising cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.     A Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, while allowing the bail application of a petitioner in a case, said the…

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