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Long Covid much less likely after Omicron infection: Study
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is much less likely to lead to long Covid than the variant circul…
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Dr Subhash Babu, first Indian scientist to be awarded Bailey K Ashford Medal for his research in tropical medicine
Dr. Subash Babu is the Scientific Director of the ICER (International Centre for Excellence in Rese…
ANI
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Around 3,000 non-medical teachers fear 'job crisis' after NMC guidelines
Seeking to revoke the guidelines, NMMTA said, in a letter submitted to the ministry, that the …
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Indians remain wary of booster doses as Covid wanes and side-effect worries rise
In a national survey conducted by LocalCircles, 50% of citizens said that they were hesitant to tak…
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An early-stage HIV vaccine is showing positive results. If it works, it would be first successful HIV vaccine after almost 40 years of research.
An early study found that recipients of an experimental HIV vaccine showed immune system activity. …
Sarah Braner
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Got flu before you got Covid? Your immune response could be different
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus changes neither the trajectory, nor the severity of…
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Why you keep getting sick, according to infectious disease experts
You're likely to get sick more often from being around lots of people (especially kids) and if you …
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Medical teachers association calls for reforms in post graduate courses and protests the new guidelines that exclude scientist teachers
The heads of the NMMTA met top officials from NITI aayog as well as the Health Secretary (MoHFW)…
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The top 6 germiest places to avoid when traveling, according to experts
Experts have named the six spots that you encounter when traveling, including water fountains and h…
Jen Glantz
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Israel has reported its first COVID-19 case involving a 'worrying' new coronavirus variant that's spreading fast in southern Africa
The B.1.1.529 variant was detected in a person traveling to Israel from Malawi, and two other peopl…
Kate Duffy
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The Omicron variant carries a number of genetic mutations that might cause it to spread quickly, even among vaccinated people: report
It's not clear yet whether existing COVID-19 vaccines will protect against the variant, but scienti…
Yelena Dzhanova
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NIMHANS doctor on Sputnik vaccine advisory board
Moscow/New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russias sovereign wealth …
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Omicron could become the dominant variant worldwide, experts say, but they still don't know how harmful it is
Experts say the implications of Omicron becoming dominant are unclear and will remain so until more…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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China grants 1st patent to indigenously developed Covid vaccine
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China has granted the first invention patent to a Covid-19 vaccine co-develo…
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Sputnik V vaccine shows 91.6% efficacy in phase 3 trials, says Lancet
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine demonstrated efficacy of 91.6 per cent against Covid-19, according to in…
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Another Chinese Covid-19 vaccine enters late-stage human trials with a plan to produce 300 million doses annually
Chinese vaccine maker Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has commenced the phase-3 cl…
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Dr.Reddy's gets authorisation to start rolling out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India
Pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd on Friday announced that it has initiated the process wit…
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A woman who died from COVID-19 was the first recorded case of contracting 2 variants of coronavirus at the same time, researchers say
The co-infection case is the first of its kind and shows it is possible to catch two coronavirus va…
Sophia Ankel
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Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine claimed to be 95% effective
Moscow, Nov 24 (IANS) Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has been found to be more than 95 per cent effecti…
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Russian vaccine makers are trying to push AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy to beyond 90%
With the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approving Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' …