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COVID-19 vaccinations reduce risk of reinfection by 50 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
When compared to those who have not been vaccinated, those who have recovered from a coronavirus infection have a halved risk of becoming infected a second time or contracting COVID-19 again with severe symptoms.
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Care home nurses still require help to recover from Covid trauma: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to University of East Anglia research, those on the front lines of the Covid pandemic require mental health treatment to help them recover from or manage the stress and trauma they experienced.
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Majority of people with prolonged Covid endure stigma, discrimination: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of persons living with Long Covid suffer some type of stigma directly related to their condition.
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COVID-19 vaccination provides significant protection against reinfection:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study, individuals who have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, still benefit from a vaccination as well, with 60% to 94% protection against reinfection, depending on the variation.
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Maintaining "sweet spot" indoor humidity levels may reduce COVID-19 transm
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are associated with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
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Researchers discover new biomarker for severe Covid 19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with acute COVID-19 infection have higher amounts of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. Furthermore, high IL-26 levels are associated with an increased inflammatory response, which indicates severe cases of the disease. The
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New nasal vaccination approach might enhance COVID-19 protection: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A novel nasal vaccination method has been created by researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney that promotes strong lung immunity and protection against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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Stressful circumstances worsen symptoms of long-term COVID: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later.
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Study reveals that COVID-19 virus might increase risk of type 1 diabetes i
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): According to a new study, testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is linked to a higher risk of new-onset type 1 diabetes in children and teenagers.
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Covid-19 reduces placenta's immune response: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): According to a study, if a woman catches COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, no matter how slight, affects the placenta's immune response to further infections.
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Children with primary immunodeficiency may be at higher risk of serious Co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to a new study, children with specific immunodeficiency illnesses have abnormalities in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and have a higher death risk owing to COVID-19.
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Tanzania allocates 2.2 million USD for research on COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian government said on Saturday that it has allocated 5.1 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.2 million U.S. dollars) for research aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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