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Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine
New Delhi : Over 70 per cent of the adolescents between the 15 to 18 age bracket have received their first dose of Covid vaccine. As per the government's CoWIN portal, a total of 6,69,85,609 youngsters of this age group have been…
New polymer coating for clothes may keep Covid, bacteria at bay
Toronto : Worried if catching Covid or other bacterial infections during a hospital visit? Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes…
How Covid variants escape cellular immune response
London : A team of Spanish researchers have identified a number of existing strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as future variants, which have the potential to escape the immune system's cytotoxic T cell response in some portion of the…
Vitamin D deficiency can reduce vax efficacy, increase Covid severity: Experts
New Delhi : India has started showing declining Covid trends over the past few weeks as the nation is reporting below one lakh Covid infection for the past few days.On Sunday, India reported below 50,000 Covid cases after 40 days.However,…
Omicron may cause brain complications, inflammations: Russian expert
Moscow : The Omicron strain of the Covid-19 may lead to neurological complications much like other Covid variants, according to a Russian expert.According to founder and chief executive of DNKOM research center Andrey Isaev, although…
Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care during Omicron surge
New York : Among those admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had less severe illness compared with unvaccinated adults and were less likely to land in intensive care, finds a new study.The study, by Cedars-Sinai Medical…
Previous Covid infection may improve performance of antibodies
Jerusalem : According to a new study, although over time the number of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies fall in both previously infected and vaccinated patients, the performance of antibodies improve only after the previous infection.The researchers,…
Lack of Covid testing availability may up potential for risky behaviour
New York : When Covid-19 testing is not available in a community, people may show significantly greater intentions to engage in risky behaviour, possibly leading to increased transmission of the virus, says a research survey.The study,…
EU body probes link between Pfizer, Moderna’s Covid vax and menstrual changes
New Delhi : Europe's medicines watchdog will probe thousands of reports of women suffering menstrual changes after getting Covid vaccines made by Pfizer or Moderna, the Daily Mail reported.The European Medicines Agency's drug safety…
CDC study shows 3rd dose of mRNA vax wanes after 4 months
New York : Immunity against severe Covid-19 disease begins to wane four months after receipt of the third dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BionNTech or Moderna, suggests a study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…