Monkeypox & Corona Updates

Even as most countries have lifted Covid-19 restrictions with the hope of life returning to normalcy, all is not hunky-dory as far as the hybrids of the Covid virus is concerned. Europe and several Asian countries including South Korea…
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The pandemic is far from over, the WHO has been insisting, as several countries face a spike in daily Covid cases accelerated by the emergence of the more transmissible BA.2 Omicron strain. In Europe, France, the UK and Germany are…
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India is considering expanding availability of booster vaccine doses to all adults, news agency Reuters reported Monday quoting sources close to the matter. The government has yet to decide if the booster dose will be free of charge,…
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AstraZeneca said its antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat COVID-19 was shown to retain neutralising activity against omicron coronavirus variants, including the highly contagiouos BA.2 sub-variant, in an independent lab study. Data…
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Third year into the pandemic, several countries have yet again reported a surge in daily Covid infections, driven by the highly infectious Omicron BA.2 variant, triggering huge concerns. Top US medical expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned in…
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India's apex body on immunisation NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose, official sources said on Sunday. Presently, the second dose of Covishield…
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After the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic subsided, another surge in coronavirus cases is being witnessed in several countries such as the United States, China, and South Korea, giving rise to speculations about a global fourth wave of…
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The pandemic was a long way off, the World Health Organization warned this week, with several nations across the world witnessing a spike in Covid cases yet again. With some South East Asian nations also seeing a surge, India has been…
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One of India’s top virologists, T. Jacob John, said on Saturday that completing a full Covid immunisation schedule of two primary doses followed by a booster dose is absolutely crucial. "It is not the end of Coronavirus, nor is it in the…
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China reported its first Covid-19 deaths since January 2021 as the highly contagious omicron variant continued to spread across the country, the first epicentre of the pandemic. The two deaths were both reported in Jilin on Friday,…
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