People can catch Omicron twice, but reinfections aren't dangerous: Health expertsFarah Ingale, director, internal medicine at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital Vashi, said the hospital is seeing new cases of reinfection, espec...
12 Feb, 2022, 08.26 AM IST
Experts on Omicron: Reinfection possible, focus on Covid-appropriate behaviourAmid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, experts have said that reinfection among people is a possibility. Experts have...
22 Jan, 2022, 10.15 AM IST
Not vaccinated yet? You may be at risk of Covid reinfectionAccording to new models without vaccination and masks, people once infected with Covid can be reinfected within four months
28 Nov, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
There are cases of people who have been COVID positive more than once: Govt tells Rajya SabhaThe study has concluded that while COVID-19 re-infection is still rarely reported, nonetheless, immunity should not be assumed and public h...
27 Jul, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Delta variant jumps 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all COVID-19 cases in UKPublic Health England (PHE), which has been tracking variant of concerns (VOCs) on a weekly basis, said its data shows an increased risk of...
18 Jun, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Past COVID-19 infection does not fully protect young people against reinfection: LancetIn the study, conducted between May and November 2020, around 10 per cent or 19 out of 189 participants who were previously infected with S...
29 Apr, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
Two +ve tests at interval of 102 days with one -ve defined as SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: ICMR studyAccording to the study 'SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: development of an epidemiological definition from India' which has been published by Cambr...
01 Apr, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
COVID-19 patients above 65 years of age more prone to reinfection, says new studyAccording to the scientists, while prior infection gave those under the age of 65 years around 80 per cent protection against reinfection, ...
19 Mar, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Study shows being infected with Covid once provides older adults with only 47% protection from reinfectionSurviving Covid-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months.
18 Mar, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Rogue Covid-19 strain N440K can cause reinfection, shows studyResearchers, including those from Kurnool medical college, have said that the novel coronavirus variant, N440K, can cause reinfection. Acco...
28 Feb, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Covid-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, says new studyThe results of the study suggest cases of reinfection are likely to remain extremely rare.
20 Nov, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Getting Covid-19 for the second time may cause more severe symptoms, can lead to hospitalisationThe study noted several hypotheses that may explain the severity of the second infection.
13 Oct, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
COVID-19 again? Reinfection cases raise concerns over immunityThe report was published just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump, who was infected with COVID-19 and hospitalised earlier this month, ...
13 Oct, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Covid vaccines will require booster doses: Harsh VardhanThe vaccines developed by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech will require two doses while Cadila Healthcare’s vaccine requires thr...
12 Oct, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
COVID-19: Research on Mumbai doctors find reinfected patients have worse infectionReinfection of Covid-19 has been confirmed using whole genome sequencing in four healthcare workers from Mumbai. All four have a more sever...
23 Sep, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
Bengaluru reports ‘first’ case of COVID-19 reinfectionThe apex health research body, ICMR, in a presser also said there is "no need to be alarmed immensely" over the reinfection case of COVID-1...
06 Sep, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
Telangana says it has two Covid-19 reinfectionsAppealing to the public to take adequate precautions, Telangana health minister Etela Rajender said: “There is no guarantee that one will n...
25 Aug, 2020, 10.54 PM IST