Improving effects of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines Isra Zaman1 Sept 2022 9:30 AM ISTIn a new study in ACS Infectious Diseases, researchers report a substance that boosted the immune response to an experimental COVID-19 shot in mice by...
Universal flu vaccine for influenza A and B virus variants Isra Zaman27 Aug 2022 9:45 AM ISTA new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in...
Combining antiviral drugs and antibody therapy could treat seasonal flu Isra Zaman17 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTResearchers at McMaster University have found a class of well-known antiviral drugs could be part of a one-two punch to treat seasonal influenza and...
large study confirms that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnancy Isra Zaman17 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTThis new study, from The Canadian National Vaccine Safety (CANVAS) Network, looked at data from participants across seven Canadian provinces and...
Powerful new antibody that neutralizes all known SARS CoV 2 variants Isra Zaman16 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTA new, broadly neutralizing antibody developed at Boston Children's Hospital could potentially improve our ability to defend against future...
Children hospitalized with COVID 19 or MIS C who have lingering complications Isra Zaman13 Aug 2022 9:15 AM IST As part of the national Overcoming COVID-19 study, investigators led by Adrienne Randolph, of Boston Children's surveyed family caregivers of...
Centre to provide free Covid booster dose for 75 days Roshni Dhar14 July 2022 4:32 PM ISTThe Centre will provide free booster doses of COVID vaccines for the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive...
Patients with lupus benefit from COVID 19 vaccine booster Isra Zaman14 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTPeople with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who received a "booster" dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after full vaccination are roughly half as...
Govt reduces COVID booster dose gap to 6 months for all adults Roshni Dhar7 July 2022 5:31 PM ISTCentre has reduced the gap for the administration of Covid vaccine booster doses from existing 9 months or 39 weeks to 6 months or 26 weeks.The Union...
COVID 19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein Isra Zaman7 July 2022 9:00 AM ISTCould the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reawaken previous antibody response and point the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine?A new analysis of the antibody...
Two COVID jabs equally protect people in all body mass groups, says Lancet study Roshni Dhar2 July 2022 3:57 PM ISTAccording to a new study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, vaccines have helped in significantly lowering the number of cases of...
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights from hospitalization and death Isra Zaman2 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTCOVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 disease for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a new study...
