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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variant: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351, according to report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
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Protection against severe COVID-19 inherited from Neandertals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a genetic variant associated with reduced coronavirus severity was inherited from Neandertals.
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COVID-19: India reports 4 cases of S Africa variant, one Brazil strain
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): India has reported four cases of South Africa variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 and one case of Brazil variant strain, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
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24 countries provided Indian COVID-19 vaccines so far: NITI Aayog
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Twenty-four countries have been provided Indian COVID-19 vaccines so far, informed NITI Aayog member (health), Dr VK Paul, on Tuesday.
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On a Mission: The new BMW X3 xDrive30i SportX launched in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana [India], February 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The new BMW X3 xDrive30i SportX has been launched in India today. Locally-produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai, the new exciting 'SportX' petrol variant of the BMW X3 is available at dealerships from today onwards.
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Dr Vishakha Shivdasani launches e-book on 'Re-engineering Health and Immun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The year 2020 will for long be recalled as a year of the pandemic which put our lives on hold on all fronts. While we all hope that the pandemic is over, we also wish to know how we can now empower ourselves to effectively deal with t
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Philippines logs 1,960 new COVID-19 cases, more cases of variants detected
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 1,960 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 547,255.
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Angela Merkel defends lockdown extension, says 'Mutations may destroy any
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 12 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended the extension of the nationwide lockdown until March 7 in Bundestag and called on Germans to be "extremely cautious" and warned of the "dangers" of COVID-19 variants, reported DW News Agency.
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Study: Spinal fluid of Alzheimer patients signals higher risk of gene infl
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], February 12 (ANI): A clinical study by researchers of Duke University School of Medicine asserts that individuals who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their cerebrum and
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WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surged amid new variants
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Study suggests gene variants increase risk of Addison's disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], February 11 (ANI): According to the largest genetic study to date on patients with Addison's disease --variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the adrenal glands.
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