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Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Protects Against Disease, Is Safe: Lancet

London: In a significant development, the first full results from interim analysis has confirmed that the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine has an acceptable safety profile and is efficacious against symptomatic the Coronavirus caused disease, with only three out of 23,745 participants experiencing serious adverse events. Interim results of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials found that the […]

Envoys Of 64 Countries Visit COVID-19 Vaccine Makers In Hyderabad
Envoys Of 64 Countries Visit COVID-19 Vaccine Makers In Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Envoys of 64 countries on Wednesday visited the facilities of Bharat Biotech and Biological E, which are developing vaccines for coronavirus. After landing in Hyderabad by a special Air India flight, the Ambassadors and High Commissioners from the countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania reached Genome Valley on the […]

Molnupiravir: New Anti-Viral Drug Emerges As Latest Gamechanger For Covid-19
Molnupiravir: New Anti-Viral Drug Emerges As Latest Gamechanger For Covid-19

New Delhi: Even as the world cheers the progress being made on several vaccines to protect against the Covid-19 pandemic, there is great excitement now on Molnupiravir, a new anti-viral drug which according to latest research completely suppresses virus transmission within 24 hours. If these ferret-based data translate to humans, Covid-19 patients treated with the […]

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COVID-19: India Reports Highest Daily Spike With Over 1.26 Lakh New Cases

New Delhi: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,29,28,574, while the number of active cases too went upwards to breach…

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Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 132.9 Million Mark

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 132.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.88 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update…

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AstraZeneca, Blood Clots Link 'Plausible But Not Confirmed': WHO

Geneva: A causal link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the rare occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is “considered plausible but not confirmed,” the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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PM Modi Takes Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine At AIIMS

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS here, and asked those eligible for the shot to take it soon to defeat…

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Odisha Reports 363 Covid-19 Cases, 3 More Deaths

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 caseload in Odisha on Monday surged to 3,26,596 after 363 people tested positive for coronavirus infections, as per the data revealed by the State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department. The death toll rose to 1,839 with three more fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the State Health and Family Welfare […]

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Avoiding Hospital In Pandemic Increased Heart Disease Deaths, Reveals Study

London: According to a Reduced hospital visits for urgent heart problems during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths, new research has found. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a marked decline in patient visits to emergency departments (EDs) was observed in England and the US, […]

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Mutant Covid Strain: Will Indian Govt Ban Bubble Flights?

New Delhi: Concerned over a new strain of coronavirus in the UK that is feared to be more contagious, several countries have barred passenger flights to/from the UK. Reacting on this development, Rajasthan CM Ashok Ghelot and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal have also demanded a similar ban. However, the central government is yet to take […]

Railways In Talks With Govt For Transportation Of COVID Vaccine Through Refrigerated Wagons
Railways In Talks With Govt For Transportation Of COVID Vaccine Through Refrigerated Wagons

New Delhi: Even as the trials of several Covid vaccines are in progress, the Indian Railways is in talks with the government over the transportation of the vaccine through its refrigerated wagons, however, no final decision has been taken on the same, officials said on Monday. A senior railway ministry official, wishing anonymity, said that […]

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President-Elect Joe Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Live On TV

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the vaccine when it is available. Biden received the first course of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at ChristianaCare Hospital. “I am doing this to demonstrate that people should be […]

Global-COVID
Global Covid-19 Cases Top 73.7 Million, Death Toll Crosses 1.70 Million

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 73.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.70 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

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COVID-19 India Updates: Daily Positives Below 20K After 6 Months

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months while the COVID-19 active caseload fell below 3 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,75,116 with 19,556 new infections being reported in […]

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UK Covid-19 Variant Currently Has No Significant Impact On Vaccines: WHO

Geneva: Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none of them, including the new mutant variant found in the UK, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, according to World Health Organization (WHO) experts. Addressing […]

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