New measles cases reported in Kentucky, New Jersey as outbreak continues in TexasAccording to health officials in New Jersey, two new cases confirmed in Bergen county, have been found linked to another confirmed case det...
28 Feb, 2025, 01.16 AM IST
AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines offer high protection 6 months after second dose: StudyThe researchers used records on 1,951,866 (19.5 lakh) and 3,219,349 (32 lakh) adults who had received two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca v...
21 Jul, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Vaccination can't be imposed; curbs on unvaxxed must be reasonable: SCVarious state governments have come up with their own vaccine mandates. Some have restricted access to public spaces to the unvaccinated. S...
02 May, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
No individual can be forced to be vaccinated, says SC; "Bodily integrity protected under Constitution"A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai said bodily autonomy and integrity are protected under Article 21 of the Constitution. Th...
02 May, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
Reinfection with different subtypes of Omicron possible, study findsThe researchers from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in Denmark selected a subset of samples from over 1.8 million cases of infections in the ...
23 Feb, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
64 pc Covid deaths in Delhi seen among unvaccinated, comorbid people: Government"As per today's data of Delhi only, 64 per cent of deaths that we have seen are among the unvaccinated and those with comorbidities. Hence,...
27 Jan, 2022, 07.40 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
Omicron wave may cut future severity of COVID-19 disease, says new studyThe researchers from Africa Health Research Institute observed in samples from 23 people infected with Omicron in November and December tha...
19 Jan, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
Menstrual cycle may be slightly delayed after being vaccinated for Covid, says new studyThe study also helped counter anti-vaccine misinformation on the topic.
07 Jan, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Is it safe to travel for holidays now? Here is what experts sayExperts said that holiday activities pose more risk in large crowds, indoors and in poorly ventilated spaces where the virus spreads more e...
16 Dec, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Moderna Covid vaccine highly effective 5 months after second dose: Study"This research provides reassuring evidence of the high effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infection, hospitalisat...
02 Dec, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
Europe's COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinatedGovernments desperate to shield overburdened healthcare systems are imposing rules that limit choices for the unvaccinated in the hope that...
20 Nov, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Austria orders nationwide 10 day lockdown for unvaccinated citizensIn recent weeks, the country has faced a worrying trend in infections. The country reported 11,552 new cases on Sunday; a week ago there we...
14 Nov, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
COVID-19 can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home: Lancet studyResearchers led by Imperial College London, UK, found that vaccinated people clear the infection more quickly, but the peak viral load amon...
29 Oct, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Delta variant could infect vaccinated & unvaccinated: StudyA new study by India’s top health research body has found that the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has the potential to infect both vaccinated an...
18 Aug, 2021, 07.18 AM IST
Anthony Fauci says more 'pain and suffering' still aheadFauci argued that the unvaccinated are affecting others because they're "allowing the propagation and the spread of the outbreak," and push...
01 Aug, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Fauci says US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirusHe said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is "under active consideration'' by the government's leading public health officials. A...
25 Jul, 2021, 09.07 PM IST