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High Risk Factors Of Mortality For Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients Found
High Risk Factors Of Mortality For Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients Found

New York: Hospitalised Covid-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications from diabetes or hypertension, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, evaluated nearly 67,000 hospitalised Covid-19 patients in 613 hospitals across the country to determine the link between […]

COVAXIN
Inactivated Vaccines Are Safest With Lesser Adverse Reactions: Bharat Biotech

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine, DNA-based vaccine, vector-based vaccine, or live attenuated vaccines, etc., the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid 19 are safest, and hence, the adverse reactions are lesser. In a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for its […]

Coronavirus
Coronavirus Pandemic: Global COVID-19 Cases Top 76.7 Million

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 76.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

VACCINE
Concern Among Muslims Over Halal Status Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Jakarta: In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalise deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much different concern: Whether the COVID-19 vaccine was permissible for use under Islamic law. As companies race to develop a COVID-19 […]

COVID19
COVID-19 Recoveries In India Cross 96-Lakh Mark

New Delhi: With 24,337 new infections India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 96 lakh, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,45,810 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of […]

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