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Omicron is behaving very mildly and rarely affecting newborn babies, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Omicron is behaving very mildly and rarely affecting newborn babies, a senior doctor at Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, Saket said on Monday.
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Germany's 7-day COVID-19 incidence rises for 5th consecutive day
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rose for the fifth consecutive day, up from 222.7 on the previous day to 232.4, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Monday.
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Covovax authorisation is a vital step in India, where additional vaccine o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gaithersburg/Pune (Maryland/Maharashtra)[US/India], December 29 (ANI): Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccin
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Iran reports first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran identified the first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, the head of management center of infectious diseases of Iran's Health Ministry, announced on Sunday.
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Evidence suggests Omicron has 'increased infectivity' but no 'severe profi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Amid the cloud of concerns regarding the Omicron coronavirus variant, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said emerging evidence suggests that Omicron has increased infectivity and not a "severe prof
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Study suggests unsung gene is key to how antibodies develop
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], November 25 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that an overlooked gene plays a major role in the development of antibodies, which help the immune system recognize and fight viruses including SARS-CoV-2, bacteria and other causes of infectious di
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Lancet Infectious Diseases study compare well with phase 3 clinical trials
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Commenting on the study of the Lancet Infectious Diseases on the effectiveness of COVAXIN (BBV152) against symptomatic RT-PCR, the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has said that the results compare well with 65.2 per cent efficacy against Delta variant obt
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Covaxin 50 pc effective against symptomatic COVID: Lancet study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19 disease, according to the first real-world assessment of the COVID-19 vaccine published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Germany reports new record of nearly 53,000 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Germany hit a new record of 52,826, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Wednesday.
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Germany's COVID-19 incidence rate highest since start of pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany on Monday recorded the highest seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate since the start of the pandemic, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said.
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US Congress members propose bill to establish infectious disease monitorin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 7 (ANI): A bill was introduced in the US Congress to establish an infectious disease monitoring centre at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in Taipei, reported local media.
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Large number of pharmaceutical consortiums to develop mRNA vaccine are bei
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 1 (ANI/Global Economic): A large number of consortiums of pharmaceutical-bio companies and research institutes to develop mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccines are rapidly being established. As mRNA emerges as a new paradigm for vaccines, consortiums are ai
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