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A new approach to study autoimmune diseases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): A team of researchers led by the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Diabetes Center's Scientific Director Decio L. Eizirik, MD, PhD, has found that identifying new treatments for autoimmune diseases requires studying together the immune system AND target
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US not to follow UK's decision to delay second doses of Covid-19 vaccine:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): The United States will not follow the UK's decision to delay the second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, said top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci.
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Fauci calls COVID-19 vaccine rollout in US as 'disappointing'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine rollout hasn't gone as he expected adding that it has been 'disappointing'.
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Dr Anthony Fauci shares Biden's concern that COVID-19 may get worse
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 28 (ANI): The United States is headed for the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming weeks as Americans will see the effects of the holiday season, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday.
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Japan conducts genetic analysis of Covid-19 on two persons who arrived fro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan is conducting a genetic analysis of the COVID-19 on two Japanese citizens, who arrived from the United Kingdom, the media reported.
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US: Dr Anthony Fauci, other US officials receives Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US top infectious disease expert doctor Anthony Fauci on Tuesday received the first dose of Moderna vaccine in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Oman expects to receive first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesda
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The first shipment of Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech will be delivered to Oman on Wednesday, the director of the infectious diseases control department of the country's health ministry, Badr bin Saif Al Rawahi, announced on Monday.
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US launches Phase 3 trial of 2 new antibody treatments for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): The United States, on Thursday, announced phase 3 clinical trials of two experimental drugs to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients when combined with existing treatments, said the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (local time
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Fauci addresses African Americans' vaccine concerns, says 'developed by Af
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): As skepticism regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccine among the African American community rises, US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said that one of the major vaccine candidates has been worked on by an African American woman.
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Dr Anthony Fauci wants Biden administration to focus on efficient distribu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): US' top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci on Monday said that the first thing he wants President-elect Joe Biden's administration to do is to get an efficient and equitable distribution of vaccines to as many people as possible. He also warned tha
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Biden asks infectious disease expert Fauci to join his Covid team
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday asked the top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to join his administration and to lead his team of medical advisers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uptick in COVID-19 cases due to Thanksgiving travel likely in US, says Dr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert of the US, said on Sunday that there will almost certainly be an uptick in COVID-19 cases after Americans travelled for the Thanksgiving holiday despite warnings by public health officials, reported The H
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