No link to heart attacks: Don’t doubt Covid jabs, get yearly cardiac check-up, says K’taka Minister

No link to heart attacks: Don't doubt Covid jabs, get yearly cardiac check-up, says K'taka Minister

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) There is no need for public panic regarding the increasing number of heart attack cases being reported in Karnataka, as the average number of such cases is similar to last year, said Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood. Speaking at a … Read more

Manipur logs five new Covid cases, state tally rises to 323

Manipur logs five new Covid cases, state tally rises to 323

Follow Us on Google News Imphal, July 13 (IANS) Manipur reported five new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the total number of infections in the state to 323 since June 1, officials said. A senior official of the Health and Family Welfare Department, quoting the report of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), said the … Read more

Manipur sees further improvement in Covid situation

Manipur sees further improvement in Covid situation

Follow Us on Google News Imphal, July 6 (IANS) The Covid-19 situation further improved in Manipur on Friday, indicating a daily positivity rate of 13.3 per cent against 32.5 per cent on June 26, officials said on Friday. An official of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that as per the latest Covid-19 status … Read more

Covid vaccine row: Piyush Goyal slams K’taka CM for insulting Indian scientists, drugmakers

Covid vaccine row: Piyush Goyal slams K'taka CM for insulting Indian scientists, drugmakers

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for suggesting a link between Covid-19 vaccines developed in India and the sudden deaths. Speaking to the media, on the sidelines of IIT Madras Alumni Association’s Sangam 2025 event in Bengaluru, … Read more

Siddaramaiah ran to centre for Covid jab but now questions vaccine, taunts Sadananda Gowda

Siddaramaiah ran to centre for Covid jab but now questions vaccine, taunts Sadananda Gowda

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Rejecting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claim linking the rapid rollout of Covid vaccinations to heart attack cases, BJP leader D. V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said that the Congress leader was among the first to get vaccinated and is perfectly healthy. Former Chief Minister Gowda taunted Siddaramaiah, … Read more

Covid situation significantly improved in Manipur: Official

Covid situation significantly improved in Manipur: Official

Follow Us on Google News Imphal, July 4 (IANS) The Covid-19 situation significantly improved in Manipur indicating a daily positivity rate of 15.2 per cent on Friday against 32.5 per cent on June 26, an official said on Friday. An official of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that as per the latest Covid-19 … Read more

‘Seeking clarity is not misinformation’: CM Siddaramaiah responds to Biocon chief on Covid vaccine row

'Seeking clarity is not misinformation’: CM Siddaramaiah responds to Biocon chief on Covid vaccine row

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, responding to objections raised by Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw over his statement on Covid vaccines causing heart attacks in the state, on Friday, remarked that seeking clarity does not amount to spreading misinformation. Taking to social media site X, Siddaramaiah, defending … Read more

ICMR study shows none of Covid vaccine doses linked to heart attacks, deaths: AIIMS doctor

ICMR study shows none of Covid vaccine doses linked to heart attacks, deaths: AIIMS doctor

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) None of the Covid vaccine doses are linked to heart attacks and deaths, said Dr Sudheer Arava from AIIMS, who is part of the research currently underway by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Speaking … Read more

Covid vaccination prevented sudden deaths, did not cause them: ICMR-NIE Director

Covid vaccination prevented sudden deaths, did not cause them: ICMR-NIE Director

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Covid-19 vaccination actually prevented sudden deaths, it did not cause them, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) Director Manoj Murhekar said. Speaking to IANS, Murhekar cited a 2023 study undertaken by the ICMR in the wake of concerns that Covid jabs are … Read more