New Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters now available nationwide, US resumes free testing programPfizer and Moderna Covid boosters are now available at pharmacies in the US, while the country has also reinstated its free Covid test prog...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Eris: Symptoms, Vaccines and all about the new dominant Covid variant which is leading to a fresh wave in the U.S and U.KThe Eris variant, or EG.5, a dominant Covid subvariant, has surged to prominence as the most prevalent subvariant in the United States and ...
05 Sep, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
New Covid variant Pirola not yet detected in India, tight vigil on: Insacog memberInsacog held a review meeting on Friday amidst increasing concern over the BA.2.86 variant, which is informally being termed Pirola. Its me...
05 Sep, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
Novavax's updated COVID vaccine shows response against 'Eris' variantCOVID infections and hospitalizations have been rising in the United States, Europe and Asia, with more cases in recent months attributed t...
22 Aug, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
Moderna's updated COVID vaccine effective against 'Eris' variant in humansModerna and other COVID-19 vaccine makers Novavax, Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE have created versions of their shots aimed at the ...
18 Aug, 2023, 07.06 AM IST
Pan-Indian network of labs that monitor covid variations to hold meet for 'Eris'India has reported 250-300 cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant EG.5.1, also known as Eris, and is being closely monitored by Insacog. No clus...
17 Aug, 2023, 12.22 AM IST
What is 'Eris', the new Covid variant?The World Health Organization (WHO) classified EG.5, which has been nicknamed by some as "Eris", as a "variant of interest," indicating tha...
14 Aug, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
EG.5: How is Eris different from other Omicron variants?The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared EG.5, a family of Omicron variants, a "variant of interest" following the rise of EG.5.1, ...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
Maharashtra witnessing spike in Covid Eris variant that's spreading rapidly in UKMaharashtra is witnessing an uptick in cases following a period of decline, coinciding with the detection of new Covid Omicron subvariant E...
08 Aug, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
'New Covid variant found in India, but no rise in cases'India has detected the Eris sub-variant of COVID-19, which caused concern in the UK, but has not reported any clustering or increase in cas...
08 Aug, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
Health experts issue warning as Eris variant rapidly spreads across UK: One in seven Covid cases attributed to new variantAccording to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eris is now responsible for one in seven Covid cases in the country.
07 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Market Movers: Resurgent Covid brings tailwinds for healthcare stocksShares of healthcare stocks – pharma companies and diagnostic companies – jumped in trade today as the government got into battle mode to s...
28 Dec, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati develops coating to modify ordinary cloth masks for better COVID-19 protectionAccording to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, N95 masks or double masking protects people to a great extent from Coronavirus, bu...
29 Nov, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
India's most purchased drugs in the last decade are for cardiac ailments, diabetesAt around Rs 21,000 crore annually, cardiac medication forms the biggest therapy of drugs being bought by Indians today. A decade ago, it w...
11 Jul, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Gujarat billion-dollar club grows bigger at 22Adani Group tops the list of Gujarat’s most valued companies with its all the six companies being part of the billion-dollar m-cap club for...
14 Apr, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
President Trump tends to his electoral map, as Joe Biden eyes Barack Obama boostAs Democrat Joe Biden holes up for debate prep in advance of Thursday's faceoff in Nashville, Tennessee, he's hoping for a boost from forme...
21 Oct, 2020, 09.49 PM IST
Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of 'shipping jobs to China'Biden said Trump will be the first president in modern American history to "leave office with fewer jobs than when it began".
11 Oct, 2020, 07.58 AM IST