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Most parents nervous to take their kids for vaccinations due to COVID-19:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 12 (ANI): Vaccination rates in the U.S. have plummeted amid COVID-19, something experts warn could lead to the next pandemic of dangerous and preventable childhood diseases. A new national survey by Orlando Health finds while the vast majority of parents (84%) beli
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US squandered opportunity to beat back coronavirus by not using masks: Exp
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The United States has squandered one of the best opportunities to beat back coronavirus by not resorting to face covering to prevent the spread of infection, believe experts.
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Coronavirus has potential to be as serious as 1918 Spanish Flu: Fauci
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): US top infectious disease specialist, Anthony Fauci, on Tuesday said that coronavirus a pandemic of "historic proportions" has the potential to be as serious as the 1918 Spanish Flu in which over 50 million people globally died.
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Study details catastrophic disease events in marine mammals
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Coronavirus crisis, has indeed, become an alarm to people across the globe to understand the ways in which certain infectious diseases can devastate a life. However, a recent study has expanded its research to identify the factors disturbing marine mamma
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Treat COVID-19 earlier to save lives, advise experts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Infectious disease experts are advocating for earlier actions to reduce hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.
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IAF inducts indigenously developed pod ARPIT for evacuation of critical pa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Air Force has designed, developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) which will be utilised for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated an
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SKIMS Srinagar gets 50-bed infectious disease block
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 25 (ANI): Baseer Khan, Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, on Monday inaugurated a 50-bed infectious disease block facility at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.
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Centre to increase public expenditure on health: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
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Consumption of liquor can weaken immunity, increase chances of COVID-19 in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 6 (ANI): Consumption of alcohol, especially its heavy use, weakens the immune system and reduces body's ability to cope with infectious diseases such as COVID-19, say doctors.
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Antiviral drug -- Remdesivir -- is next big thing in fight against COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Since the onset of global coronavirus pandemic, scientists, experts and medical practitioners are vigorously engaged in researching for the most effective treatment of COVID-19 patients. As per the experts, antiviral drug -- Remdesivir -- could be the answe
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Coronavirus pandemic could last till 2022: US researchers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 2 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic could continue into 2022 and will not be under control until most of the world population becomes immune, said a report released by experts.
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'Saturday Night Live' home edition returns with Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony F
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 26 (ANI): Seems like the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- Dr. Anthony Fauci's wish came true!
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