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US to shut down Afghan embassy, strip diplomats of immunity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 31 (ANI): Afghan diplomats in the US have been informed that their embassy in Washington will be closed down and will also be stripped of their diplomatic immunity.
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COVID-19: Nasal vaccine could be a game-changer if it provides mucosal imm
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): As Hyderabad-based drug maker Bharat Biotech has got regulatory approval to conduct Phase-3 clinical trials of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose, senior epidemiologist in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Dr Sanjay
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Russia reports record daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia reported 63,205 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the highest daily count since the pandemic hit the country, taking the national tally to 11,108,191, the official monitoring and response centre said on Sunday.
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Researchers pinpoint how Zika virus evades cell's antiviral response
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 19 (ANI): In a new study of the Zika virus, Northwestern University scientists have discovered a key mechanism used by the virus to evade the antiviral response of the cell it is attacking. This finding contributed to a better understanding of how viruses in
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Surya Namaskar builds vitality, immunity; relevant amid COVID-19: Sonowal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Surya Namaskar demonstration on Makar Sankranti is more relevant in the current resurgence of COVID-19, Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday and added that Surya Namaskar builds up vitality and immunity.
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Vaccinated women pass COVID-19 antibodies to infants by breastfeeding: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus.
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Study finds intense meditation may boost immunity
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Florida [US], January 7 (ANI): According to a study conducted by the University of Florida, eight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system.
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Durability of immunity post-COVID-19 infection persists for 9 months: DG I
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The durability of immunity after the COVID-19 infection persists for at least 9 months as per the evidence-based studies from different countries globally, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursd
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Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up bette
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
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Putin says COVID-19 herd immunity stands in Russia at 59.4pc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized vaccine skeptics on Thursday, saying that herd immunity to COVID-19 in the country was slightly under 60%, saying that it was "low" and that Russians needed at least an 80% herd immunity to be safe from t
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Study finds breakthrough infections develop super immunity against COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Oregon [US], December 17 (ANI): According to new research, breakthrough infections greatly enhance the immune response to variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Vaccines, previous infection may offer some stronger than basic protection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study has found that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
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