CoronaVac third dose ineffective against Omicron, says study contrary to Sinovac claim Dr Pooja27 Dec 2021 2:51 PM ISTHong Kong: China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to fend off Omicron, a study by two Hong Kong...
Vaccination to start for 15-18 age group but some call decision Unscientific Medical Dialogues Bureau27 Dec 2021 10:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The recent announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that vaccination against COVID-19 for children in the 15 to 18 age group will start...
India's Omicron cases rise to 358 with 122 in last 24 hours Roshni Dhar25 Dec 2021 12:28 PM ISTIndia recorded 122 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, the highest so far, pushing its tally in the country to 358, 114 of...
87 fully vaccinated, 3 with even booster dose test positive for Omicron: Govt Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Dec 2021 9:45 AM ISTBhushan said 121 cases had foreign travel history, while in 44 cases the infected had come in contact with foreign travellers and information about 18...
Why third dose might be needed for Omicron? Dr. Nandita Mohan24 Dec 2021 2:48 PM IST A team of researchers from Hong Kong University (HKU) has given an explanation on why the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus transmits...
Fight against Pandemic is not over: PM Modi calls for effective contact tracing, boosting health infra amid Omicron scare MD Bureau24 Dec 2021 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the public health response measures for containing and...
Medical Bulletin 23/December/2021 Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Dec 2021 5:30 PM ISTHere are Top Medical stories of the dayFaster transmission of the Omicron virus and why third dose might be needed A team of researchers from Hong...
Booster dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine effective against Omicron Ruchika Sharma23 Dec 2021 3:52 PM ISTUK: Citing the Oxford University lab study , drug major AstraZeneca has announced that the booster dose of the company's COVID vaccine Vaxzevria...
200 cases of Omicron in India so far: Union Health Ministry Medical Dialogues Bureau21 Dec 2021 6:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has a total of 200 cases of the Omicron variant so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday.Looking at the...
Amid Omicron scare, AIIMS Chief warns India to 'be prepared for any eventuality' Roshni Dhar21 Dec 2021 5:55 PM ISTAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Sunday warned on rising cases of COVID variant Omicron."We should...
India one of the largest contributors of global solidarity trial: WHO Chief Scientist on COVID efforts Medical Dialogues Bureau21 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has set up a global solidarity platform because it recognized that multiple small clinical trials will be done but...
Odisha reports 1st Omicron case, 2 foreign returnees detected with super mutant variant MD Bureau21 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTOne person is asymptomatic while another is having very mild symptoms.
