UK sees surge in COVID cases: Boots reports 33% rise in test sales, ZOE health app users report symptomss of July 29th, approximately 789,695 people in the UK are estimated to have symptomatic COVID. The South West of England currently has the...
29 Jul, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Japan PM Kishida infected with COVID, recuperatingKishida, just returned from week-long vacation, was due to restart work on Monday. He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, and took a P...
21 Aug, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
Children's noses can better fight COVID-19 infection, study says"We have shown the lining of children's noses has a more pro-inflammatory response to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 than adult noses," said Shor...
04 Aug, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Vaccination, Testing, Vaccination, Testing...Milder manifestations mean milder symptoms, reducing the urgency to test. So, often, Covid infections are going undetected. Testing regular...
12 Jul, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Scientists reveal why even vaccinated people are prone to Covid-19 reinfectionsEmerging research suggests that could put them at higher risk for health problems.
30 Jun, 2022, 08.22 PM IST
Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniorsIn the U.S. so far, a fourth dose is recommended only for people with severely weakened immune systems, who need three doses to begin with ...
16 Mar, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Omicron variant may not be ‘milder' itself, US scientists cautionCompared with earlier variants, Omicron resulted in notably lower hospitalisation and death rates, leading some to conclude that the varian...
04 Feb, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
Milder Omicron an "evolutionary mistake"; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expertWhile the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...
07 Jan, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Omicron's mildness a 'mistake', COVID itself not getting milder, warns UK expertThe reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" and does not indicate that the viru...
07 Jan, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Don't sit back thinking Omicron is milder, take vaccines, top expert advises peopleA top epidemiology and communicable diseases expert on Monday said people should get themselves vaccinated at the earliest and not sit back...
03 Jan, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
Omicron natural vaccine? Experts call notion dangerous, say doesn't take 'long Covid' into accountNoted virologist Shahid Jameel said the notion that Omicron is a natural vaccine is a dangerous idea spread by irresponsible people. "It br...
02 Jan, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
Studies suggest why Omicron is less severe: It spares the lungsPrevious research had shown that some of these mutations enabled coronaviruses to grab onto cells more tightly. Others allowed the virus to...
01 Jan, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Omicron infections seem to be milder, three research teams reportWhile the new research is heartening, experts warn that the surge coming to many countries still may flood hospitals with omicron cases, si...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Covid may be getting milder, says PHFI chief K Srinath ReddyReddy says Omicron may be a step in the progression towards the milder virus.
08 Dec, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
No vax is perfect. But fully-vaccinated people experience milder Covid infectionsA variant may be more or less dangerous depending on the mutations in its genetic code.
23 Aug, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
Covishield, Covaxin effective against 'Indian strain' of coronavirus, study suggests"Initial positive neutralisation studies of B.1.617, with both post-Covaxin or Covishield sera, are correlatable with milder disease during...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
Children with COVID-19 may be less contagious than adults, UK scientists sayThe group of scientists concluded "that there was some evidence that children had milder symptoms than adults but that evidence on suscepti...
22 May, 2020, 06.46 PM IST