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Repeated seasonal vaccines provides better protection to kids against futu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Children who have received years of season-specific flu vaccines, develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. These anti-bodies also provide protection aga
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IISc-incubated startup Azooka Labs launches mWRAPR, India's first Indegeno
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Azooka Labs, a startup incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), launched mWRAPR, India's first indegenous Biological Transport and storage Medium for Research Use, focused on G
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Study finds lockdown measures associated with increased drinking at home
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study has found that the lockdown measures throughout 2020 were linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home.
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COVID-19: Bengal to launch Paray Shikshalaya on February 7
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 4 (ANI): West Bengal government is set to launch an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students on February 7, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: New Zealand PM announces to end quarantine stays; reopen its bor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], February 3 (ANI): In a major announcement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that the island nation will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travellers and start reopening its borders, ending tough border rules.
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India spent Rs 45.78 cr for welfare of its people residing in Gulf: S Jais
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that India spent Rs 45.78 crores for the welfare of its citizens, mostly workers in the Gulf during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years.
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Opening of malls can't be compared with outdoor sports activities: Delhi H
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The restricted opening of malls and cinema halls cannot be compared with the outdoor sports activities as the former provided employment to people associated with that industry, the Delhi High Court observed Thursday refusing the outdoor sports activity a
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Study finds social isolation, loneliness increases heart disease risk in o
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California [US], February 3 (ANI): A new study has found that there is an almost 27 per cent increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
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BJP MP urges Centre to help Indian Medical students studying in China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand Mahesh Poddar on Wednesday raised an issue in Rajya Sabha through a special mention on Indian Medical students studying in China facing difficulties in their studies due to COVID -19 pandemic and stringent lockdown ove
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US national debt skyrockets, surpasses USD 30 trillion for first time
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 2 (ANI): America's national debt on Tuesday hit another sobering milestone surpassing USD 30 trillion for the first time.
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COVID-19 less severe in fully vaccinated people: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Busan [South Korea], February 2 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2019, continues to mutate as it spreads further and infects more people. Vaccination, earlier looked upon with scepticism, has now become the only saviour from the never-ending cycle of the COVID-19 virus. A recent
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Budget outlay in health sector, vaccine self-reliance has helped biotech i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech on Wednesday welcomed the Union Budget 2022 and said that during COVID-19 pandemic budget outlay in the healthcare sector and vaccine self-reliance has helped the biotech industry.
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