Some 620,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in hospitals across the US state of Texas on Monday, including those in rural areas. On Sunday, state heath officials said athat the second shipment of vaccines will include 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 460,500 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Moderna, which […]
As America begins a historic vaccination campaign, the US Food and Drug Administration posted a preliminary analysis confirming the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, bringing it ever closer to an emergency use authorisation. If Moderna’s vaccine is approved, it will become the […]
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new online calculator for estimating the individual and community-level risk of dying from Covid-19. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, revealed that the calculator will be useful to public health authorities for assessing mortality risks in different communities, and for prioritizing certain groups for vaccination […]
A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex viruses — a virus causing contagious sores, most often around the mouth or on the genitals, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The data, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that the antiviral activity of the drug […]
More than 55,000 people have died due to the novel coronavirus in France since the onset of the pandemic in the country, one of the worst-hit in Europe, according to authorities. The country’s overall death toll currently stands at 55,155 after 175 of them were recorded in the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency quoted […]
Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround Covid-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks — even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, claim researchers. “Our big picture finding is that, when it comes to public health, it’s better to have a less sensitive test with results […]
Australia on Monday began the local production of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford, with roughly 30 million doses planned to be manufactured. Despite still undergoing clinical trials, the vaccine, which was co-developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is considered one of the more promising vaccines globally, reports Xinhua news agency. Australian […]
Victoria, the worst-hit Australian state by the coronavirus pandemic, announced further easing of restrictions on Sunday after it recorded the ninth consecutive day without any new cases or deaths. From 11.59 p.m. on Sunday, the 25-km travel limit in the capital city of Melbourne and the hard borders separating the city from lower virus transmission […]
It was only a few weeks ago that a macabre prediction was looming for India: Experts said the country was set to overtake the United States for coronavirus infections. Key points: After peaking at 100,000 COVID-19 cases a day, India’s infection tally has fallen Some cities, including the capital New Delhi, are still experiencing outbreaks Experts are […]
As the festive season begins with the coronavirus pandemic still lingering, doctors have advised people to avoid fasting during Navratri or Karwa Chauth and make necessary changes to safeguard their health, especially if they are recovering from a Covid infection or belong to the high-risk group. Doctors believe that fasting could reduce the innate defence […]