Updated government figures show 10,386 children have been orphaned, 1.4 lakh have lost a single parent, while 492 children have been abandoned in the pandemic.
Study by researchers from US, UK and South Africa says estimates for number of children affected by Covid-associated orphanhood & caregiver death nearly doubled from May 2021 to October 2021.
The study found that the overall antibody levels were nearly 2.5 times higher against Omicron after three doses of Coved vaccine as compared to after two jabs.
The study says children aged 5–17 years with poorly controlled asthma are at higher risk of Covid-19 hospital admission compared with those without asthma.
The study says antidepressant fluvoxamine could reduce the production of inflammatory molecules called cytokines that can be triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The study is the first to report hospitalisation risk for the Delta vs Alpha variants based on cases confirmed by whole-genome sequencing, the most accurate way to determine the virus variant.
The study compared the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction or heart attack, and stroke in 86,742 Covid patients with 348,481 control individuals in Sweden.
Researchers noted that antibody concentrations for BioNTech recipients rose 'substantially' after first dose, but Sinovac recipients showed 'low' level of antibodies after first shot.
The study highlights the contribution of even relatively low levels of drinking to rates of cancer but suggests that small changes to drinking behaviour can have a positive impact.
The study finds Pfizer's Covid vaccine offers 79 per cent protection and the AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Covishield in India, secures 60 per cent protection against Covid strain.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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