We ve been administered Covaxin. This vaccine will work as Sanjeevani . Hanuman Ji crossed India to get it, but this Sanjeevani is available at your nearby health facilities, said health minister
Karnataka Minister BC Patil took his coronavirus vaccine shot at home on Tuesday - in start contrast to high-profile political figures - including Prime Minister Modi - who went out to private or government-run hospitals to get vaccinated in public
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By Shruti Menon
image captionCoronil has appeared for sale outside India, including in the UK
A controversial herbal concoction has been in the news again in India, with renewed claims that it is effective against coronavirus.
The substance, called Coronil, was launched recently at an event attended by some Indian government ministers.
But there is no evidence that it works, and misleading claims have been made about approval for its use.
What do we know about the substance?
It s a combination of herbs used in traditional Indian medicine and sold by Patanjali, a big consumer goods company in India, under the name of Coronil.
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Indian Medical Association, the only representative, national voluntary organization of doctors of modern medicine in India has strongly opposed Baba Ramdev’s claim of developing an Ayurvedic drug, Coronil, to treat Covid-19.