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2-DG: How and when to use DRDO s anti-Covid drug? Guidelines
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday released guidelines on how and when to use its anti-Covid medicine 2-Deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG) medicine. The drug was launched last month by the Ministry of Defence. It has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of the DRDO, in collaboration with Dr Reddy s Laboratories (DRL) in Hyderabad.
The DRDO said that 2-DG medicine should be used under the supervision of a doctor. The oral drug for emergency use is an adjunct therapy to treat severe Covid patients. It reduces dependence on supplemental oxygen.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his tweet on Covid numbers in the country. Vardhan said that doing politics over corpses was Congress’ style. He said that Congress leaders trust foreign reports more than the government s.
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Counter opposition s rant on vaccination with facts and scientific data: PM Modi tells Health Minister
The opposition s continuous rant over Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country had figured during the Union Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, sources said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to counter opposition parties narratives with facts. It is important to counter opposition s wrong narrative and spreading of rumours with facts and scientific data, he told Vardhan, according to sources.
Vardhan told ministers that the views of all states are taken into consideration and they are directly involved in decisions. During the meetings, all the states are aware of the ground reality, but some from the opposition parties governments are doing politics .