Oximeter

London : Three doses of Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study.Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines are less effective against the…

New Delhi : With India witnessing a super-surge in Omicron-triggered Covid cases, people across age groups are now rushing to hospitals and healthcare providers asking for a dose of the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy popularised by…

Patna : Police in Bihar's Madhepura district have registered an FIR against an elderly person for taking 12 Covid-19 vaccine doses.The FIR was registered on the written complaint given by the in-charge of a orimary health centre in Puraini…

New Delhi : Amid the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts on Saturday warned that this variant may lead children to witness more problems as compared to the Delta variant.According to experts, the Omicron variant…

South Africa : A latest Omicron study from the epicentre in South Africa has revealed that there were fewer hospitalisations and less severe symptoms compared to previous Covid-19 waves in the country.South Africa's Gauteng Province the…

New York : Lateral flow tests may be less effective at detecting Omicron even when people are at their most infectious, a US real-world study has found.According to the Daily Mail, researchers at the US Covid Sports and Society Workgroup…

New Delhi: With 64 fresh Omicron infections being detected in last 24 hours, the national tally of this highly transmissible Covid-19 variant has mounted to 3,071, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.Of the total, 1,203…

London : A fourth Covid jab is not yet needed, say UK experts, because booster doses continue to provide high protection against severe disease from the Omicron variant among older adults.UK Health Security Agency data show three months…

New Delhi : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that there is no need for new registration for beneficiaries of precautionary Covid-19 vaccine dose."Those who have taken two doses of Covid-19 vaccine can directly take an…

New Delhi : Individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 are 3 to 5 times more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).According to Hans Henri P Kluge, the WHO's…