175 attendants of Covid patients get BCG vaccine - The Tribune India

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here has administered BCG (bacillus calmette guerin) vaccine to 175 attendants of Covid patients to see whether or not it proves to be effective in fighting the virus+In this clinical trial, close contacts of patients, doctors, nurses, ward boys and sanitary workers have been administered the vaccine?The trial was kicked off on May 1.Effectiveness on trial.The clinical trial aims at exploring whether or not the participants get infected from Covid?If no, it will prove that the vaccine is effective.— Dr Dhruv Choudhry, Head, Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, PGIMS.During this period, the effect of the vaccine will be studied in phases.The participants have been asked to inform doctors if they fall sick or if there is a swelling at the spot where the vaccine was administered“Blood samples of all participants will be taken for the antibody test after the completion of the observation periodThe latest level of antibody of participants will be compared to the level of antibody recorded before administering the BCG vaccineThe vaccine will be considered effective if the level of antibody is higher before administering the vaccine,” said Dr Ramesh Verma, a co-investigator in the clinical trial and professor in the department of community medicine at the PGIMSIndia’s Covid-19 tally nears 8.5 lakh with 28,637 new cases; death toll climbs to 22,67413 more catch virus, total climbs to 1,089 in Amritsar districtGardener’s son tops Panchkula districtPGI to appoint nodal officer to tackle referred Covid-19 cases2,089 fresh COVID-19 cases take Delhi’s tally to over 1.9 lakh; death toll climbs to 3,300Delhi manages to control COVID spike but experts cautious, say dip in cases has to be sustainedDistrict Judge of Karkardooma District Courts tests positive for Covid-19Covid-19 protocol gone for a tossCoronavirus: Patiala witnesses surge as nearly 56 per cent cases reported in last 11 days41 test positive in Patiala districtNavroop, Ripanjeet top Patiala district2 new micro-containment zones come up in PatialaThe Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan)The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kindThe Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi)