Delta Covid-19 variant

London : The World Health Organization said that it is "very worried" as Covid cases continue to spike in Europe.According to regional director Dr. Hans Kluge, the risk is due to low mask use and vaccine hesitancy, winter season, and…

New York : Scientists have found that vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to the responses during severe Covid-19.The study demonstrated a mechanism by which vitamin D reduces…

London : An unborn baby could become infected with Covid-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, claims a new study.The study led by University College London researchers found that certain foetal organs, such as the intestine,…

London : A plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19 has found to be effective at treating all strains of Covid-19, even the highly infectious Delta variant.Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the UK found that the Delta…

New York : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized boosters of the Pfizer or BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for all adults.The agency expanded emergency use authorization for booster doses of both the mRNA vaccines…

London : A single shot of an antibody treatment against Covid-19 developed by UK drug major AstraZeneca is 83 per cent capable to reduce the risk of the infectious disease compared to placebo, according to new clinical trial results.The…

Paris : The new fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France, which started last month, will accelerate in the coming weeks, a top official has warned.Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council that advises the government on…

London : A UK-based company is soon set to begin clinical trials of an easy-to-administer skin patch against Covid-19, the media reported.While Covid vaccines target antibody responses -- getting stuck to the virus and stopping it from…

London : Clotting problems and resulting complications are common in Covid-19 patients. Austrian researchers have shown that heparin -- a member of the anticoagulant group of drugs not only has a beneficial effect on survival of Covid…

New Delhi : While Covid-19 spared none, people with diabetes were among the hardest hit. The infectious disease not only raised the risk of severe disease progression and death among diabetics, affecting even the recovery, it also…