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COVID-19 reinfections rare, but senior citizens vulnerable: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 18 (ANI): People who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection are likely to be protected from reinfection for at least six months, but according to a study published on Wednesday, that protection drops dramatically for people over the age of 65.
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COVID-19 re-infection possible if antibodies in recovered person reduce wi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): There is a possibility of re-infection, if antibodies reduce in the body of a Covid-19 recovered person in five months time after the recovery, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Indian population still far from achieving herd immunity shows ICMR's seco
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as shown by Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) second Sero Survey, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday adding that ICMR expert panel examining re
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First case of coronavirus reinfection reported in Karnataka's Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 6 (ANI): A 27-year-old woman who had recovered from COVID-19 in July, has tested positive again for the infection in Karnataka's Bengaluru.
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COVID-19 reinfection: Doctors unsure amid rise in reports of people fallin
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 23 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus cases in US surpass 3.9 million, there are a growing number of reports of people getting COVID-19, recovering and then falling sick again.
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Anti-TB drugs can add to the risk of TB re-infection
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 23 (ANI): A recent study revealed that treatments available for tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), may not always prevent re-infection.
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HPV increases reinfection risk to 20 times in men
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 6 (ANI): Vaccinating boys against human papilloma virus (HPV) before they become sexually active may be highly effective, as according to a study males who are infected once with HPV16, a type responsible for most HPV-related cancers, are at 20 times higher ri
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