Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less effective: StudyThe lab tests also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages. "The bottom lin...
27 Jan, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta variant: ICMR studyIt suggests that the immune response induced by the Omicron could effectively neutralise the Delta variant, making the re-infection with De...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.57 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
Does Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine have an answer for Omicron?"In the population, the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine in relation to Omicron is 75%," Gintsburg said in the Rossiya Segodnya press...
18 Jan, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
Does a new study really show that hydroxychloroquine might be effective against omicron?The researchers conclude, as many others have, that antibodies (the proteins that neutralise the virus) against previous variants or induce...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Omicron effect: IndiGo may cut flights by 20%"Owing to the increasing number of Omicron infections, large numbers of IndiGo customers are changing their travel plans. In response to cu...
10 Jan, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
Omicron effect: IndiGo to cancel around 20 pc flights, waives change feesIn a press release, the airline stated that owing to the increasing number of infections, a large number of IndiGo customers are changing t...
09 Jan, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
Omicron unlikely to have much impact on India's economic growth: DPIIT SecretaryIndia on Thursday saw the biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new variant to 2,630, ...
07 Jan, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
Third vaccine dose can boost effectiveness against Omicron to 88%, UK studies showThe findings compiled in a report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) show significantly higher protection provided by third vaccine d...
03 Jan, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
J&J, Sinopharm, Sputnik V COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron -studyVaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and partner BioNTech retained activity against Omicron, but the antibody response was greatly re...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Results on vaccine efficacy against new variant likely next weekIndia's Covid-19 advisory group is hopeful that by next week NIV would be able to culture the virus and may know how the existing vaccines ...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.07 AM IST
How effective are vaccines against omicron, does booster dose works? Find all answers hereDespite the lowered effectiveness of vaccines against omicron, it is clear that vaccines do work and are among the greatest public health a...
16 Dec, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Covid vaccines, previous infection offer ‘stronger than basic' protection against Omicron: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infection, also suggest that although a third-dose of vaccines can “significantl...
13 Dec, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Omicron variant found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO"As of December 9, 2021, cases of human infections with this variant have been identified in 63 countries across all six WHO regions," read...
13 Dec, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
UK study says booster shot effective against OmicronThe study, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), showed that a full two-dose vaccination course was less effective against sym...
12 Dec, 2021, 06.59 AM IST
How fast does it spread?: Scientists debate whether Omicron can outrun DeltaSeveral disease experts interviewed said there are strong grounds already for believing that Omicron will render vaccines less effective. O...
29 Nov, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO"There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants," the WHO ...
29 Nov, 2021, 11.42 AM IST