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Booster dose neutralizes COVID-19 Omicron variant: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): An international team of researchers recently studied the sensitivity of Omicron to antibodies compared with the currently dominant Delta variant.
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Jharkhand govt extends COVID-19 restrictions till January 31
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 16 (ANI): Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Jharkhand government on Saturday decided to extend the present COVID-19 related restrictions in the state till January 31.
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Omicron mild, does affect children, say AIIMS experts
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): As India reports COVID-19 infection in children like other countries, considering the importance of the topic, an interactive webinar session on 'Managing Children with Covid-19' is being organised by the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with All
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COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin now universal vaccine for adults, children: Bhara
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Coavaxin is now a universal vaccine for adults and children.
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Delta variant major cause for COVID in children during second wave: ICMR s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Delta variant was the major cause of coronavirus infection in children's COVID-19 cases during the second wave in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study.
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Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, says Medanta Hospital senio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Senior Surgeon of Medanta Hospital Dr Arvind Kumar on Thursday said that the data shows that the COVID-19 variant Omicron is more infectious than the Delta variant. However, it is milder as compared to it.
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J-K Chief Secretary asks health department to provide COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 12 (ANI): The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday asked the Union Territory's Health and Medical Education Department to prioritise providing COVID-19 vaccination to the vulnerable populations.
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Covaxin can neutralise Delta, Omicron variants of coronavirus: Bharat Biot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.
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Revised ICMR guidelines welcome step, no need of unnecessary testing asymp
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): There is no need for unnecessary testing of asymptomatic individuals in community setting and the revised ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing are a welcome step, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS Delhi has said.
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Study finds COVID-19 Omicron variant neutralized by booster dose
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): The new COVID-19 Omicron variant is more transmissible than the Delta variant. However, its biological characteristics are still relatively unknown.
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Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 10 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the top most medical authority in defence forces has come out with a policy on testing and quarantine in services which says that the infection caused Omicron variant of coronavirus is less pathogenic t
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New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in Cyprus
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 9 (ANI): A new coronavirus variant Deltacron has emerged in Cyprus which has a similar genetic background to the Delta variant, as well as some of the mutations from Omicron, and experts say that it is not something to be worried about at the moment, a media repo
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