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Covid precaution dose for all adults at private vaccination centres
New Delhi : The Union Health Ministry on Friday announced that the Covid precaution dose will be available for adults above the age of 18 at private vaccination centres from Sunday (April 10).All those who are more than 18 years of age…
Global Covid caseload tops 496.2 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 496.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.17 million and vaccinations to over 11.08 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday…
‘XE’ variant doesn’t seem to cause more severe disease : Gagandeep Kang
New Delhi : One of India's top virologists, Gagandeep Kang, said on Thursday that going by what we know about the 'XE' variant of Covid-19 till now, it doesn't seem there is too much cause to worry. The variant spreads a little faster, but…
Centre writes to 5 states reporting minor rise in Covid cases
New Delhi : The Central government has written letters to five states reporting marginal surge in Covid cases to continue monitoring the spread of fresh infections, officials said on Friday.The Union Health Ministry has asked five states…
Global Covid caseload tops 494.8 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 494.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.16 million and vaccinations to over 11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday…
Austrian scientists’ new Covid vax may protect against Omicron
London : Austrian scientists have developed a novel Covid-19 vaccine that has shown to be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants known to date, including Omicron. The preclinical data for the antigen-based vaccine developed by a team at…
4th Covid jab triples protection against severe illness in people over 60 : Israeli study
Jerusalem : A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness in people aged 60 or above, compared to a three-dose protection, the Israeli Health Ministry said. On…
Global Covid caseload tops 493.6 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 493.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.15 million and vaccinations to over 11 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday…
Covid infection may increase serious blood clot risk up to 6 months : Study
London : People infected with Covid-19 are at an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis a blood clot in the leg up to three months, pulmonary embolism a blood clot in the lung up to six months, and a bleeding event up to two months, finds a…
How Covid-19 triggers massive inflammation
New York : US researchers have identified the reason why Covid-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage.The study, led by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital, also…