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Older age, chronic co-morbidities linked to more severe COVID-19 infection
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tennessee [US] September 17 (ANI): While risk factors for hospitalisation and poor outcomes are well documented in adults, less is known about the clinical factors associated with COVID-19 disease severity in children.
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COVID-19 positive pregnant women need immediate medical attention: ICMR st
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): SARS-CoV-2 can infect a higher proportion of pregnant women and the infected women need immediate medical attention, said a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was the first study released by ICMR on adverse outcomes of severe COV
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COVID-19 transmission within homes is on the rise: Kerala health minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 27 (ANI): Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday that the latest statistics show that the COVID-19 disease transmission within homes is increasing in the state.
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Goa CM distributes ex-gratia to kin of people succumbed due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], August 14 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday distributed ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs to the families of the deceased who died due to COVID-19 disease.
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No death reported in those re-infected with COVID after inoculation, says
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi's first study on breakthrough infections during the April-May period confirmed that none of the vaccinated people died due to the COVID-19 disease.
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Covid-19 infection not taken serious shape among children, can impact if c
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Member (Health), NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul on Tuesday assured that COVID-19 infection has not taken a serious shape among children and added that the childhood COVID-19 disease is gaining their attention but warns of impacting the age group, if the virus changes
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Researchers uncover mechanism related to severe post-COVID-19 disease in c
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): A multidisciplinary team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), Brigham and Women's Hospital and other institutions has identified the mechanism of how an extremely rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children and adolescents.
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Queues grow outside vaccination centres in Mangaluru
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): A large number of people were seen standing in queues outside district government hospital in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Thursday to vaccinate themselves against the COVID-19 disease which is spreading rapidly across the state.
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'Covaxin shows overall 78 pc interim efficacy, 100 pc efficacy against sev
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 21 (ANI): Covaxin, India's indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 demonstrated "overall interim clinical efficacy" of 78 per cent and 100 per cent efficacy against "severe COVID-19 disease" in Phase-III trials, informed Bharat Biotech and Indian Council of M
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Children with Inflammatory Syndrome had mild Covid, shows US study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 7, (ANI): Many children with serious inflammatory illness did not display any symptoms of Covid-19 disease and those who did showed only mild symptoms, according to a new US study.
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Study finds COVID-19 can cause atypical thyroid inflammation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Some patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease seem to experience inflammation of the thyroid gland that is different from thyroid inflammation caused by other viruses, according to a study.
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Israeli study shows safety of CD24-Exosomes in COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): A preliminary result of an Israeli study to evaluate the safety of EXO-CD24 exosomes in 30 enrolled patients with COVID-19 disease has claimed to show no serious adverse effects, and substantial improvement in respiratory rate, Professor Nadar Arber from
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