New York, December 15 (IANS) Vaccines developed by US drugmakers Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson against Covid-19 have proved to be less effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant that has now
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London, December 14 (IANS) The hyper mutated Omicron Covid variant, known to evade vaccine efficacy, cannot be deterred with two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shots, scientists at Oxfo
New Delhi, December 14 (IANS) At least 69 per cent of parents believe that they lose track of their children, surroundings when they are immersed in their smartphones and 74 per cent admit to getting irritated
Mumbai, December 14 (IANS) The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) will launch Covavax -- its vaccine for children aged above 3 years -- in the next six months, SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said here on Tuesda
New Delhi, December 13 (IANS) Researchers at IIT Delhi's Kusuma School of Biological Sciences have developed an RT-PCR based assay for the specific detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529.1) variant of SARS-CoV
London, December 13 (IANS) Amid rising concerns of a 'tidal wave' of Omicron in the UK, a new modelling study has shown that the super mutant strain may cause between 25,000 and 75,000 Covid-19 related
New Delhi, December 13 (IANS) India registered 7,350 fresh Covid-19 cases and 202 fatalities in the last 24 hrs, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said on Monday. With the fresh fatalities, the natio
New Delhi, December 12 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first case of Omicron on Sunday, while Maharastra and Karanataka also recorded one more case each of the COVID-19 variant, taking the c
New Delhi, December 12 (IANS) India on Saturday reported 7,774 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, a total of 306 deaths have also been reported across the country, said the Ministry
Beijing, Decèmber 10 (IANS) China has granted emergency approval to its first-ever antibody cocktail therapy against Covid-19, which has shown to be effective in reducing the risk of hospitalisation or d
New Delhi, December 10 (IANS): India alone has an estimated 15 million or more cases of epilepsy which is no less than a hidden epidemic, said Dr Sarat Chandra, Professor of Neurosurgery, AIIMS Delhi. He und
Jerusalem, December 10 (PTI): The third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can reduce mortality due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by 90 per cent, according to a study conducted in Israel. The
New York, December 9 (IANS) The highly mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 may not completely escape vaccine-induced antibodies, according to a new study by US researchers using Artificial Intelligence tools de
New Delhi, December 7 (IANS) Wearing a face mask is better than social distancing at preventing you from catching Covid, a study suggests, Daily Mail reported. Researchers found that donning a covering could
Geneva, December 7 (IANS): Convalescent plasma shows no improvement in survival and other important measures and is not recommended for patients with Covid-19, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Wo
New Delhi, December 6 (IANS) In the past 24 hours, India registered 8,306 new coronavirus cases and 211 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its latest update on Monday. With the additio
Jerusalem, December 6 (IANS) The Omicron variant, with more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, may not be as dangerous as the Delta and Alpha and other variants of coronavirus, which has so far claimed mor
Johannesburg, December 6 (IANS): Patients hospitalised with Omicron in South Africa show less dependence on oxygen, early recovery, according to a new report. The report, which analysed symptoms and severity
Jerusalem, Dec ember5 (IANS) A substance extracted from edible marine algae may help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) said ulvan, the major wat
London, December 5 (IANS): Even at two metres distance, it takes less than five minutes for an unvaccinated person standing in the breath of a person with Covid-19 to become infected with almost 100 per cent ce
