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Covid scare back in Europe and US as new contagious variant XEC becomes dominant
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.
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Covid vaccine: Single-dose nasal drop protects against virus and variants, can be a gamechanger
A new Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer, according to its developers, as it offers broad protection against the virus and its variants. What makes it unique is that it can be…
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UK faces rising claims for COVID-19 vaccine damages; over 14,000 seek compensation
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), initiated in 1979, has received a total of 16,000 applications over the years, and the majority of recent claims are related to COVID-19 vaccines. Many…
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US hit by worst Covid wave since 2022, hospitalisation rate soars
As per US media reports, new vaccines targeting the latest virus variant KP.2 may hit the markets as early as early September, subject to approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Is Covid back? Singapore advises wearing masks amid sharp rise in cases, recommends jabs for vulnerable
The predominant Covid variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages, including KP.1 and KP.2 globally
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Is the risk of heart attack more severe for those infected with Covid?
Severe Covid infections can damage the lungs, forcing the heart to work harder to oxygenate blood.
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Covid scare back in Europe and US as new contagious variant XEC becomes dominant
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.
Read Article →
Covid vaccine: Single-dose nasal drop protects against virus and variants, can be a gamechanger
A new Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer, according to its developers, as it offers broad protection against the virus and its variants. What makes it unique is that it can be…
Read Article →
UK faces rising claims for COVID-19 vaccine damages; over 14,000 seek compensation
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), initiated in 1979, has received a total of 16,000 applications over the years, and the majority of recent claims are related to COVID-19 vaccines. Many…
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US hit by worst Covid wave since 2022, hospitalisation rate soars
As per US media reports, new vaccines targeting the latest virus variant KP.2 may hit the markets as early as early September, subject to approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Is Covid back? Singapore advises wearing masks amid sharp rise in cases, recommends jabs for vulnerable
The predominant Covid variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages, including KP.1 and KP.2 globally
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Shreyas Talpade on whether his heart attack was a result of Covid vaccine: ‘Never know what goes wrong..’
On Dec 15, Shreyas suffered a heart attack on a film set. The actor was quickly taken to Bellevue Hospital in Mumbai's Andheri area and underwent angioplasty.
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Why is Indian PM Modi's photo missing from Covid vaccine certificates? Centre responds
The removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo from vaccination certificates came even as pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca recently admitted that its vaccine against coronavirus, Covishield,…
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New family of Covid-19 variants nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ are on the rise in US | All you need to know
The letters in FLiRT variants are based on the technical names of their mutations, one which includes the letters F and L, and another one includes the letters R and T. Within this group of…
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AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can ‘in very rare cases, cause TTS’
AstraZeneca is facing class action suits over claims that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in conjunction with Oxford, caused serious injury or death in dozens of cases
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Covid vaccines not associated with sudden cardiac death in young people: US CDC
Since vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorised in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the country blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
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Researchers develop nanoparticles that target multiple COVID variants: A breakthrough in fighting the virus
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, have created nanoparticles that can fight against different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Explained | Four years of Covid crisis: What did we learn from the pandemic?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. And on May 5, 2023, the WHO said that COVID-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of…
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COVID-19: Pharma company AstraZeneca sued in UK for deaths due to vaccine-induced blood clots, says report
Covid-19 vaccine side effects: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been slapped with various legal suits in the United Kingdom regarding deaths attributed to a severe side…
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JN.1 Covid sub-variant might be milder than earlier thought, experts say
The latest figures show that England’s current Covid wave is less likely to get people sick enough to be hospitalised, as compared to previous ones.
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Nepal set to destroy 4 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, 2.5 years after buying them from China
The vaccines were procured from China during the peak of the first wave in 2021. However, they have been sitting in central storage of the Health Services Department for over 2.5 years now
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India sees slight decline in daily Covid tally with 743 new cases
The total cases in the country have now climbed to 45,012,431 including 3,997 active cases, 44,475,076 recoveries, and 533,358 deaths.
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Extra vaccine dose required for JN.1? Here's what Chief of India's Covid genomics consortium reveals
Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in India, with Kerala reporting the majority of them, Dr Arora urged for vigilance rather than panic. "We need to be vigilant, but not panicky at all."
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Covid JN.1 scare: India registers 22 subvariant cases; Centre orders genome sequencing
India reports 22 cases of the JN.1 Covid-19 subvariant, prompting genomic sequencing. No clustering observed; cases exhibit mild symptoms. States respond with surveillance guidelines while former…
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Is the risk of heart attack more severe for those infected with Covid?
Severe Covid infections can damage the lungs, forcing the heart to work harder to oxygenate blood.
Read Article →
Covid scare back in Europe and US as new contagious variant XEC becomes dominant
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.
Read Article →
Covid vaccine: Single-dose nasal drop protects against virus and variants, can be a gamechanger
A new Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer, according to its developers, as it offers broad protection against the virus and its variants. What makes it unique is that it can be…
Read Article →
UK faces rising claims for COVID-19 vaccine damages; over 14,000 seek compensation
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), initiated in 1979, has received a total of 16,000 applications over the years, and the majority of recent claims are related to COVID-19 vaccines. Many…
Read Article →
US hit by worst Covid wave since 2022, hospitalisation rate soars
As per US media reports, new vaccines targeting the latest virus variant KP.2 may hit the markets as early as early September, subject to approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Read Article →
Is Covid back? Singapore advises wearing masks amid sharp rise in cases, recommends jabs for vulnerable
The predominant Covid variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages, including KP.1 and KP.2 globally
Read Article →
Shreyas Talpade on whether his heart attack was a result of Covid vaccine: ‘Never know what goes wrong..’
On Dec 15, Shreyas suffered a heart attack on a film set. The actor was quickly taken to Bellevue Hospital in Mumbai's Andheri area and underwent angioplasty.
Read Article →
Why is Indian PM Modi's photo missing from Covid vaccine certificates? Centre responds
The removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo from vaccination certificates came even as pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca recently admitted that its vaccine against coronavirus, Covishield,…
Read Article →
New family of Covid-19 variants nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ are on the rise in US | All you need to know
The letters in FLiRT variants are based on the technical names of their mutations, one which includes the letters F and L, and another one includes the letters R and T. Within this group of…
Read Article →
AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can ‘in very rare cases, cause TTS’
AstraZeneca is facing class action suits over claims that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in conjunction with Oxford, caused serious injury or death in dozens of cases
Read Article →
Covid vaccines not associated with sudden cardiac death in young people: US CDC
Since vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorised in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the country blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
Read Article →
Researchers develop nanoparticles that target multiple COVID variants: A breakthrough in fighting the virus
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, have created nanoparticles that can fight against different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Read Article →
Explained | Four years of Covid crisis: What did we learn from the pandemic?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. And on May 5, 2023, the WHO said that COVID-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of…
Read Article →
COVID-19: Pharma company AstraZeneca sued in UK for deaths due to vaccine-induced blood clots, says report
Covid-19 vaccine side effects: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been slapped with various legal suits in the United Kingdom regarding deaths attributed to a severe side…
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JN.1 Covid sub-variant might be milder than earlier thought, experts say
The latest figures show that England’s current Covid wave is less likely to get people sick enough to be hospitalised, as compared to previous ones.
Read Article →
Nepal set to destroy 4 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, 2.5 years after buying them from China
The vaccines were procured from China during the peak of the first wave in 2021. However, they have been sitting in central storage of the Health Services Department for over 2.5 years now
Read Article →
India sees slight decline in daily Covid tally with 743 new cases
The total cases in the country have now climbed to 45,012,431 including 3,997 active cases, 44,475,076 recoveries, and 533,358 deaths.
Read Article →
Extra vaccine dose required for JN.1? Here's what Chief of India's Covid genomics consortium reveals
Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in India, with Kerala reporting the majority of them, Dr Arora urged for vigilance rather than panic. "We need to be vigilant, but not panicky at all."
Read Article →
Covid JN.1 scare: India registers 22 subvariant cases; Centre orders genome sequencing
India reports 22 cases of the JN.1 Covid-19 subvariant, prompting genomic sequencing. No clustering observed; cases exhibit mild symptoms. States respond with surveillance guidelines while former…
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In pics: North Korea deploys army to curb virus outbreak
North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state
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In Pics: For first time, North Korea reports Omicron cases, goes for lockdown
North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un ordering lockdowns across the country. (Text: AFP)
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Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more - see pics
Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soa
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Canadian anti-vax trucker protest fires up copycat protests
A protest movement by Canadian truckers angered over Covid vaccine rules has become a rallying point for opponents of pandemic restrictions, firing up crowds from New York to New Zealand.
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Thousands in Washington protest against 'tyranny' of COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Waving signs denouncing President Joe Biden and calling for "freedom," several thousand people demonstrated in Washington Sunday against what some described as the "tyranny" of COVID-19 vaccine man
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Feeling like March 2020? Here's how Covid Omicron is affecting entertainment again
The discovery of the highly mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 has shaken the entire world again, much like how another variant did in March 2020.
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Doctors scale rockslides, invoke gods to vaccinate Himalayan villages
To visit the Indian village of Malana deep in the Himalayas, a COVID-19 vaccination team scrambled over a landslide that blocked the road the day before, scaled a retaining wall and then began a th
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Locals gather at Eiffel Tower to protest France government's Covid pass
Hundreds of locals took to streets once again to protest against the France government's new Covid passport
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Berlin introduces the best way to get the jab - a party
How is your city promoting inoculation? Berlin has coined the best idea to encourage jab against coronavirus.
Check out the story to know more!
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Covid corruption and scandals that rocked the world
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, is facing fresh protests for his allegedly inept and downright criminal pandemic response.
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Impeachment? Brazilians protest against Jair Bolsonaro for poor handling of COVID-19
As the authorities investigate corruption claims against Jair Bolsonaro, locals continue protesting against the President's poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has led to millions of dea
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South Africa's opposition organises 'super spreader' march to demand covid vaccines
Annoyed by the slow vaccination process by the South African government, thousands of opposition party supporters took to the streets to demand more vaccines against coronavirus
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Rides to jabs: Disneyland Paris turns into Covid vaccine centre
Disneyland Paris has been converted into a Covid vaccination site at its convention centre to help as the country steps up its inoculation drive
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India's capital in lockdown: Here's what's allowed, what's not
Amid the massive surge in coronavirus infection in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced that the national capital will be under lockdown for six days, starting from Monday at 10 P
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