'JN.1 covid variant spreads easily, resists immunity'The emergence JN.1 has sparked global concern due to its distinct genetic features and heightened infectivity. Carrying more than 30 spike ...
13 Feb, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?According to Dr Pragya Yadav, Sr Scientist, NIV-Pune, ICMR who tweeted about the global XBB.1.5 cases reported, "The USA has the highest co...
03 Jan, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
New XBB Covid variant is immune evasive says WHO's Soumya SwaminathanOn Tuesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya convened a high-level meeting with senior health officials to discuss the emergence of ...
21 Oct, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Maharashtra government warns of COVID-19 spike citing new virus variants ike BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1A health bulletin on Monday said the COVID-19 cases rose by 17.7 per cent in the state between October 10 and 16 as compared to between Oct...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
New COVID-19 symptoms indicate beginning of fresh wave in England. Here are the detailsThe new symptoms of COVID-19 are getting common now across the United Kingdom. Two-thirds of people are now experiencing sore throats as th...
05 Oct, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Omicron's new 'BA.2.75.2' variant growing quickly in India, becoming more transmissible, immune evasive: ScientistsAccording to a ToI report, Maharashtra's coordinator for genome sequencing, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, has confirmed that BA.2.75 Covid variant ...
11 Sep, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
IIT Delhi study reveals mechanisms driving SARS-CoV-2 evolution in humansSARS-CoV-2 has a uracil-rich (uracil is one of the four building blocks of RNA) genome. The researchers have identified how uracils adjacen...
29 May, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
Indian-origin scientist among UBC researchers unveil world's 1st molecular-level analysis of OmicronDr Sriram Subramaniam, professor in UBC faculty of medicine's department of biochemistry and molecular biology, said that Omicron has great...
22 Jan, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
No clear evidence yet on Omicron's transmissibility, immune evasion, severity in India: INSACOGThe consortium said that while there are some indicators that the disease may be milder with Omicron, there is insufficient data to determi...
20 Dec, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Covid: NTAGI discusses administering 'additional' vaccine dose, inoculation of kidsAnswering a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Health Ministry has said that while the...
06 Dec, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
NTAGI to consider administering 'additional' dose of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised peopleA booster dose is given to an individual after a predefined period when the immune response due to primary vaccination is presumed to have ...
05 Dec, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
Reinfection risk from Omicron higher than other variants: StudyThe study also found that the spread of the Beta or Delta variants was due to increased transmissibility, rather than immune escape.
04 Dec, 2021, 07.06 AM IST
Covid-19 FAQs: Will there be a third wave amid increasing Omicron cases?"Given the collection of mutations in Omicron, which earlier individually have been associated with increased infectivity and/or immune eva...
03 Dec, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Delta reinfected several hit in first Covid wave: StudyGiven Delta's immune system evasion ability, the study cautioned that strong ‘infection control measures’ and boosting vaccine response wou...
25 Jun, 2021, 12.13 AM IST
Delta variant counted for 60% of Delhi's COVID-19 cases in April, says studyThe Delta variant, B.1.617.2, is 50 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, B1.117, first discovered in the UK, say researchers...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Budget 2016: 4-month window for domestic black money holders to come cleanGovernment today came out with one time four-month compliance window for domestic black money holders to come clean by paying tax and penal...
29 Feb, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
- Here's how Malaria-causing parasite evades immune system
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia, have found the evasion tactics of the malaria causing pa...
07 Dec, 2007, 04.10 PM IST