New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in India is likely to remain between 50 to 100 per cent, however, …
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London: Children, who appear at a relatively lower risk from Covid-19, are disproportionately harmed by precautions involved with lockdowns, warn researchers. Experts from Oxford University Hospitals in the UK noted …
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New Delhi: E-commerce platform Flipkart on Tuesday confirmed that it has expanded its healthcare portfolio to introduce over-the-counter (OTC) medicines on the platform which comprises of ayurvedic, homeopathic and allopathic …
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Islamabad: Pakistan has started stage three clinical trials of a China-made Covid-19 vaccine, Executive Director of the country’s National Institute of Health (NIH) Aamer Ikram said on Tuesday. Addressing a …
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New York: Some good news in the search for antiviral drugs for hard-to-treat diseases as researchers have identified a potential new drug candidate against enterovirus 71, a common cause of …
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Seoul: South Korea reported 61 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, raising the total number of infections to 23,106. The daily caseload has remained below 100 for three straight days amid …
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New York: Researchers have developed a new tool that mimics how SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes Covid-19 — infects a cell, information that could potentially speed the search for …
This new model may speed drug discovery for Covid-19 Read More New York: Researchers have found that receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person’s risk for contracting Covid-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality. Published in the Journal of Clinical …
Flu vaccine may not increase Covid-19 risk: Study Read More
Geneva: A total of 156 economies representing nearly two-thirds of the world’s population have joined the COVAX Facility, an international initiative to ensure equitable global access to vaccines against the …
Two-thirds of world’s population joined COVAX Facility: WHO Read More
New Delhi: In a major relief India showed a spike of 75,083 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, nearly 20,000 less than its daily surge reported last week. Even though …
Across 55L, India’s active cases dip, recoveries shoot up Read More