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Study finds universal influenza B vaccine that induces broad and lasting p
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], July 9 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Georgia State University's Institute of Biomedical Sciences, a new universal flu vaccine has been found to protect against influenza B viruses that offer broad defenses against different strains and improve immune protect
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India administered more than 8 lakh covid-19 vaccine doses
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): More than 8 lakh Coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in the country on Saturday till 7 pm, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.
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Beijing announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its residents
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Beijing imposed China's first COVID-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public venues in face of a spike in cases from Omicron subvariant.
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Nearly half of Americans 'struggling' with high inflation, soaring gas pri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The sense of optimism coming out of the pandemic has all but deflated as a looming recession has Americans taking stock of their financial situation and wondering how they'll be faring in just a few months, reported Fortune on Wednesday.
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Over 10.77 cr COVID vaccine doses available with States, UTs: Centre
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Over 10.77 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
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Delhi reports 600 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 6 (ANI): Delhi reported 600 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours.
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Gap between second COVID jab and booster dose reduced from 9 to 6 months
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.
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India's COVID vaccination coverage exceeds 198.20 crore
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 198.20 crores with 1,98,20,86,763 vaccine doses administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses from UNICEF for 2nd round of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Tuesday received 12.9 million polio vaccine doses from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which will be used in the second round of the country's house-to-house vaccination campaign slated for next month, the ministry of health said.
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COVID-19 vaccine activates antibodies that target parts of the virus: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Considering the speculation about whether the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine can reawaken previous antibody responses and pave the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine, new research on a COVID-19 vaccine's antibody response suggests that the immune system's history with
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Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can red
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose of the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine can reduce the burden of Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease that primarily affects the lun
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Research proposes a new live-attenuated influenza A vaccine approach to de
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): A research team led by Prof. SI Longlong from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new live-attenuated influenza vaccine approach -- generating proteolysis-targeting chimeric (PROTAC) influenza A
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