Scientists studying the underlying causes of severe COVID have identified a genetic cause in nearly 20% of critical cases

Delta is more than two times as contagious as previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

This question has thrust tortuous immunological concepts into a national debate on vaccine mandates.

But they have also been decisive trendsetters in keeping their workers and the rest of us safer from the virus.

The UK reopened live theatre last week. China returned to normal months ago. We could try and deflect blame, but deep down we know we are r...

Hospital beds are impossible to come by even for the rich and powerful who find to their horror that wealth and status pose no obstacle to ...

Biden can score on multiple fronts at once by sharing the vaccine formula to increase access. He can prove the US can be a force of good. H...

People can now get vaccinated round-the-clock according to their convenience, he said in a tweet, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

As the rich countries skip the queue to deal directly with the vaccine manufacturers — mopping up limited supplies and driving up prices in...

In a statement, the doctors' body said after an extensive review of scientific data, indexed articles, expert panel reports and discussion ...

Here goes my predictions for 2021 as I channel my inner Karthik.

From autos to vaccines, access to industrial data is critical to the future of the global economy and the EU is worried that lack of trust ...

China has signed up to a deal to ensure future Covid-19 vaccines are distributed to developing countries, the biggest economy yet to join t...

The US and other superpowers have laid claim to billions of Covid vaccine doses that are nearing the finish line. That’s sparked worries th...

The claims have added fuel to tensions between the global superpowers, who have traded barbs over the origin of the pandemic that has kille...

Dr Swaminathan said mortality due to other diseases could go up significantly while also saying that the socio-economic impact of these loc...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has described India's accomplishment in eradicating polio as the "most impressive global health success" he h...