US bets $500 million on universal vaccines, WSJ reportsThe United States is allocating $500 million towards developing universal vaccines capable of protecting against multiple viral strains sim...
01 May, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
View: A safe sub-unit protein vaccine will further enhance booster protection against Covid variantsEven when Omicron variants like BF.7 are exhibiting increased capacity for evading immunity, antibody surge from boosters may prevent sever...
29 Dec, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Covid variants still transmissible between species: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, show how the viral spike proteins in several SARS-CoV-2 variants interac...
05 Dec, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
CoVarScan is here! New Covid test can identify all variants in hoursThe test detects the signatures of 8 hotspots on the Covid virus.
05 Jul, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Steady does it in the face of OmicronIndia cannot afford the luxury of knee-jerk lockdowns and other restrictions that turn out to be overkill in the face of Omicron.
14 Dec, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
WHO says it may be 'last chance' to find COVID originsA WHO-led team spent four weeks in and around Wuhan earlier this year with Chinese scientists, and said in a joint report in March that the...
14 Oct, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Apollo hospitals MD calls Covaxin, Covishield combination results 'encouraging'Covaxin contains dead virus of Covid which triggers the immune system to draw up a defense system against Covid while Covishield is vector ...
09 Aug, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Mix of Covishield, Covaxin yields better results, finds ICMR StudyThe study titled ‘Serendipitous COVID-19 Vaccine-Mix in Uttar Pradesh, India: Safety and Immunogenicity Assessment of a Heterologous Regime...
08 Aug, 2021, 07.04 PM IST
Coronavirus: Scientists from 4 BRICS nations to carry out genomic sequencing, mathematical modellingA whole-genome sequencing is required for the identification of genetic mutations and recombinations of the virus, while epidemiological st...
06 Aug, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
New COVID vaccine shows 'strong immune response' in early UK trialsUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the promising Phase I and II results mean that the Valneva vaccine, being developed at Livingsto...
06 Apr, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
Panacea Biotec joins hands with US-based Refana to develop COVID-19 vaccineThe company is advancing its response to address the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 by collaborating with Refana Inc to make a vaccin...
10 Jun, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Corona attacks lungs: Matcha tea, fruits, protein-rich diet can boost respiratory healthUp your lung immunity by consuming some of these superfoods.
23 Apr, 2020, 08.41 AM IST
- World's 'first' HIV vaccine gets approval for human trial
SAV001 which was developed by Korean pharma company Sumagen and University of Western Ontario Canada, will proceed for human clinical trail...
02 Jan, 2012, 04.32 PM IST
- G Data launches new product generation suit in Indian market
G Data Antivirus Business product, an SME focused virus protection software product will offer centrally managed virus protection.
21 Jul, 2011, 06.55 PM IST
Govt seeks report from CAT convener on exam disruptionGovt sought report from the CAT convener on the ongoing disruption of the computer-based entrance test.
30 Nov, 2009, 10.25 PM IST
- Computer virus 'grounds French fighter planes'
A virus attack on French military computers has grounded the nation's naval fighter planes after pilots failed to download their flight pla...
08 Feb, 2009, 01.33 PM IST
- Novartis, Sanofi seek new vaccine to fight mutating flu
Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis are among drug-makers searching for new weapons against influenza viruses that evade protection from existing v...
13 Dec, 2006, 12.21 AM IST