Oximeter

London: The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is inherently more contagious than the original BA.1 strain among both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, according to a Danish study.The yet to be peer-reviewed study revealed fully vaccinated people…

Geneva: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste, putting tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, as well as threatening human and environmental health,…

New York : Current Covid-19 vaccines provide robust protection against severe disease caused by both the Delta and Omicron variants, according to a study.Omicron variant has been shown to cause breakthrough infections among the vaccinated,…

Lucknow : The entire eligible population of Uttar Pradesh has received the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19, health officials have confirmed.The milestone was achieved at around 8.30 p.m. on Monday. The officials informed that while…

Washington : Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The vaccine, named Spikevax, is approved for use in people ages 18 and older, Xinhua news agency reported.Spikevax meets the…

Moscow : An individual infected with Omicron can spread the infection within hours, according to an expert.On the other hand, infections spread with previous strains in three to four days, TASS news agency quoted Alexander Semyonov, head of…

New York : Rare structural gene variants involved in body processes, like inflammation, which the virus needs to be successful, may explain the tremendous range of responses to infection with the Covid-19 virus from symptom-free to…

New York : US researchers have accurately predicted outbreaks of Covid-19 using anonymous location information from mobile devices.The novel analysis applied in the study, led by a team at the Yale School of Public Health, could help health…

Sydney : The BA.2 sub variant of Omicron may not increase infection numbers as the original strain or Delta, instead quietly replace Omicron, Australian scientists have said.According to them, while BA.2, is more transmissible than the…

Jerusalem : In a rare case, an 11-year-old Israeli boy has been infected with three different Covid variants in a year.Alon Helfgott has officially been infected with Alpha, Delta, and now Omicron. He's been in quarantine 3-4 times since…