Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir takes lead on US-Iran talks in diplomatic blitzPakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is in Tehran carrying US proposals for a second round of US-Iran peace talks. Prime Mi...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
‘Cicada’ Covid variant with 75 mutations is spreading: What it means for youCicada Covid Variant Symptoms: A new COVID variant with 70-75 spike protein mutations has been detected. The new virus can potentially evad...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Researchers find 'SC' antibody that can help develop one vaccine for all COVID-19 variantsResearchers have identified an antibody, SC27, that can counter all known variants of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 and related viruses ...
09 Sep, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
High levels of exposure to Covid virus may reduce protection from vaccination, prior infection: StudyThe findings, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that in densely crowded settings, control measures that redu...
23 Aug, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
View: Hybrid immunity may be there but basic precautions will keep us safe from next COVID waveThe risk of a surge in cases, especially in hospitalisations, is still considered low in India mainly because of hybrid immunity. It refers...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
Mutation is COVID's only tool for outbreak, people should be careful: ExpertDrawing a comparison between India and China, Dr Mishra said that India has strong protection of hybrid immunity due to exposure either sym...
24 Dec, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
Covid Outbreak: According to experts, India doesn't need to ban international flights or impose lockdownAccording to experts, India is currently in a comfortable situation, and there is no need to impose a lockdown or restrict international fl...
24 Dec, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
India doesn't need to ban international flights or impose lockdown under present Covid scenario: Experts"Overall, there is no increase in Covid caseload and India currently is in a comfortable situation. Under present circumstances, there is n...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.51 PM IST
Protection dose coverage still low, but we have done well: NTAGI ChairmanChairman of India's Covid-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) NK Arora, on Wednesday, played down...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.52 AM IST
China's lifting of lockdown could kill upto 2.1 million people: Report"Mainland China has very low levels of immunity across its population. Its citizens were vaccinated with domestically produced jabs Sinovac...
20 Dec, 2022, 11.26 PM IST
Covid-19: XBB unlikely to cause severe illness in India, say experts"It's a sub-variant of Omicron that gets around pre-existing immunity rather well," said Virologist Shahid Jameel of the University of Oxfo...
02 Nov, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Experts urge caution after detection of BQ.1 strainThey said Covid-19 cases could rise in the coming days due to festivals including Diwali next week. BQ.1 is an offshoot of the Omicron vari...
19 Oct, 2022, 01.11 AM IST
Hybrid immunity effective in preventing Omicron spread, finds new study led by Kerala doctorThe research data was published in Lancet Rheumatology in November.
10 Feb, 2022, 08.04 PM IST
I had Covid earlier, took vaccine but again got infected now. Can I start living normal like it's 2019?I Had Breakthrough COVID. Can I Start Living Like It's 2019?
20 Jan, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
Experts divided over new study claiming Omicron may evade vaccinationExperts in India, however, believe India is likely to have much more hybrid immunity than other nations against the heavily mutated Omicron...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.09 AM IST
Omicron will be in major cities but with mild symptoms: Former CSIR institute Chief"The results indicate that the hybrid immunity will be effective against the new variant, Director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Socie...
05 Dec, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
India may have much more hybrid immunity than other countries, says top Covid expertPersonally, given the global seeding, we should just assume that it has arrived in India as well, and focus on rapidly identifying and sequ...
01 Dec, 2021, 01.10 PM IST