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WANING IMMUNITY TO VACCINES
Singapore reports nearly 60% surge in weekly new COVID-19 casesSingapore recorded a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. New infections jumped by over 58 percent in a week. Hospital admissions also saw a...- Pertussis outbreak surges in US, jumps 25-fold since 2023; Is it because of fading immunity or falling vaccination? Who faces the greatest risk and what precautions are neededWhooping cough cases are surging across the US, with Texas leading in reported infections. Experts attribute this alarming rise to declinin...
- Moderna's new booster produces stronger response against OmicronModerna has been studying the so-called bivalent vaccine, which targets both Omicron and the original coronavirus strain to determine if it...
- Herd immunity against Covid-19 was sold as the path out of pandemic. But why are we not talking about it anymore?The promise was this would herald the return of life back to normal.
- Complacency responsible for low uptake of precaution dose of Covid vaccines: ExpertsAIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria said unlike in the past, people have less fear of the disease now and due to declining COVID-19 cases they h...
- Pfizer-BioNTech begin Omicron vaccine trialPfizer's CEO Albert Bourla has previously said that the pharmaceutical giant could be ready to file for regulatory approval of the shot by ...
- It's irresponsible to talk about herd immunity: Eric Feigl-Ding, Federation of American ScientistsPeople had said earlier that there was herd immunity in India in February 2021. And then Delta came. This is where so many people have been...
- Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up better against new variant, says WHO Chief Scientist"As expected, T cell immunity holding up better against #Omicron. This will protect us against severe disease. Please get vaccinated if you...
- Covid vaccination policy: Why the government needs to be careful with 'precaution doses'Objections to these revised guidelines mainly emanate from the observation that the Omicron variant has so far displayed a propensity to ca...
- Covishield's effectiveness in fully vaccinated individuals 63% during 2nd wave: Study"More importantly, the scientists also observed that the spike-specific T-cell responses were conserved against both the delta variant and ...
- No need for a Covid booster shot now if people behave, says AIIMS Director Guleria"If you look at data emerging from outside where there is still a surge in the number of cases, you find that if the people are vaccinated ...
- India’s 1 billion vaccines milestone hides a worrying disparityWhile it is likely to hit the billion-doses mark this week, the country has only given two shots to 20% of its population of about 1.4 bill...
- Frontline, medical workers need to take booster shots, say expertsWorried about waning immunity levels against the coronavirus, doctors and public health experts feel there is a need to give booster shots ...
- What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?Researchers and health officials have been monitoring the real-world performance of the COVID-19 vaccines to see how long protection lasts ...
- Some Americans could need COVID-19 vaccine booster -Anthony Fauci"Those who are transplant patients, cancer chemotherapy, auto-immune diseases, that are on immunosuppressant regimens, those are the kind o...
- Waning immunity, emergence of more transmissible variant can be reasons behind 3rd wave: Randeep GuleriaSpeaking at an event, he said the third wave can be mitigated by following Covid-appropriate behaviour such as maintaining social distancin...
- Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: Oxford University studyA study by Oxford University has found that delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca jab can help boost immunity against COvid-19....
- Third wave of coronavirus unlikely to be as severe as second wave: StudyConsidering the four hypotheses for the emergence of a third wave, the study said, infection-induced immunity may decay over time, permitti...
- Covid-19: Antibodies may last from days to years, depending on infection severity, says studyAntibodies against the novel coronavirus wane at different rates, lasting for mere days in some individuals, while persisting in others for...
- Herd immunity is 'very difficult' to achieve in India, says AIIMS director Randeep GuleriaHerd immunity is "very difficult" to achieve and one should not think of it in "practical terms" in India, especially in the times of "vari...
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