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Air-borne transmission of SARS-Cov2 likely

SARS-Cov2 virus samples found in hospital air of Covid-19 wards; not in non-Covid-19 wards

6 Jan 2021 11:30 AM IST

Prior to arriving in Hyderabad, Modi will visit the facilities of Zydus Cadila in Ahmedabad, where ZyCoV-D is being developed and Serum Institute of India in Pune where the vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca-Oxford would be manufactured.

Covaxin: Last word on efficacy yet to be heard

Doubts raised over clinical trial mode as to why vaccine given permission without completion of human trials

5 Jan 2021 4:00 AM IST

Pausing trials for COVID-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca due to safety concerns is nothing new, scientists said while pointing out that trials are experiments which may or may not work. (AFP)

Vaccine makers call approval a giant leap

SII has stockpiled around 5 crore dosages of the vaccine and aims to produce up to 10 crore per month by March next year

4 Jan 2021 11:14 AM IST

A medical staff member conducts a COVID-19 rapid test on a bicycle rider at a drive-through testing site. (Representational Image: AP)

New coronavirus strain may replace the old one, say experts

The biggest worry is the status of the vaccines due to the emerging new strains

25 Dec 2020 6:34 AM IST

Bharat Biotech has been asked to submit more details to the subject committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for a review (AFP)

Bharat Biotech sends Phase-2 study results of Covaxin trial

Altogether, the data of human trials on 26,000 volunteers has to be submitted by the company to the subject committee

24 Dec 2020 4:37 AM IST

With the UK already rolling out its vaccination programme, we will soon find out the quantum of those affected by the new strain.

Experts call for molecular sequencing of the virus

The new variant has raised doubts of re-infection in the Covid-19 recovered patients

22 Dec 2020 2:21 AM IST

Although India has made much headway in the field of genome sequencing, it is dependent on chemicals that have to be imported.

Genome sequencing takes a hit in India

It is not known if the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 is in India while another variant has been identified in South...

22 Dec 2020 2:21 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab from a woman for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Covid-19 coronavirus tests in Ahmedabad on November 23, 2020. (AFP)

45 per cent people developed antibodies against Covid-19 in Nellore

The survey covering 4,500 people from different walks of life was conducted in November

21 Dec 2020 2:00 AM IST

Given their different orbits round the sun, the one on Monday will appear to be the closest the planets have come in about 400 years.

Jupiter, Saturn to be in a â€˜great conjunction-'

Conjunctions between Saturn and Jupiter occur every 20 years or so but the distance betwen them as seen from Earth...

21 Dec 2020 12:10 AM IST

Since immunity is compromised, development of disease is inevitable as it was noted in organ transplant cases. If it is due to use of medicines, there has to be a rethink as to how to minimise its use.

Steroids used in Covid treatmet leading to fungal infections in few...

The cases of fungal infection emerging now are mostly due to the excessive use of steroids

17 Dec 2020 6:58 AM IST

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The rat race for COVID vaccine

The search to develop the COVID-19 vaccine is at its peak, with several companies desperate to claim the first spot. In

7 Dec 2020 12:09 PM IST

The United States plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use. (Representational Image:AFP)

After Pfizer, Serum Institute seeks approval for COVID-19 vaccine

The Pune-based company has collaborated with Oxford University and pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca for making the...

7 Dec 2020 11:49 AM IST