Scientists from WHO-China team, tasked with studying origins of Covid, said unidentified animal hosts and early human infections have to be traced immediately because of waning antibodies.
A series of articles in journals report circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in different countries way before officially recorded. US House Committee addendum has added to the chorus.
Population-level analysis by the US's Centers for Disease Control makes a powerful case for vaccines as a means not just to reduce serious illness but also reduce chances of infection.
According to the Union health minister, the additional doses will be made available in August and all states have been asked to vaccinate all school teachers before Teachers' Day.
Trials for the vaccine, which International Vaccine Institute is developing in partnership with Bharat Biotech, are also expected to begin in Panama and Colombia by September.
Observational study which tracked over 4,000 healthcare workers echoes evidence from Israel & UK suggesting Covid vaccines lost some potency in preventing infections as delta variant spread.
Active cases rose to over 3.2 lakh and the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.67%, health ministry data showed. The daily positivity rate stood at 2.10%.
The 70 Indian research papers on Covid are among dozens from across the globe that were published in predatory or dodgy journals and are now being investigated by WHO.
With govt decentralising procurement of cartridges used in CBNAAT machines, states now have to redraw their finalised implementation plans to account for sourcing of key consumable.
The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
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