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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organization (AFP)

Boosters may prolong COVID pandemic, warns WHO chief

Unrestrained end-of-year celebrations could still prove to be major source of new infections, the WHO warned

23 Dec 2021 12:21 PM

Syringes and vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a work surface during a drive through clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston. (Photo: AP)

UK researchers developing new COVID-19 vaccines

The research project will boost the UK's and the world's ability to rapidly develop new vaccines

20 Dec 2021 9:53 AM

A health worker shows empty vials of Covishield vaccine at a vaccination centre in Jammu. (Photo: PTI/File)

New drug could treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia: Lancet study

The team tested namilumab in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia

17 Dec 2021 1:20 PM

This image made available by NASA shows an artist's rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. (Photo: AP)

Spacecraft enters Sun's corona for first time in history

The corona is the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere where strong magnetic fields prevent turbulent solar winds from escaping

15 Dec 2021 10:28 AM

The results indicate that the Omicron variant has the potential to drive a further wave of infections, including among those already vaccinated, the researchers said. (AP Photo)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against Omicron: Oxford study

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 1:47 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: PTI)

British PM Boris Johnson says UK and India are natural partners

Johnson said that over the coming decade, India and the UK will continue to deepen their bonds

14 Dec 2021 11:25 AM

UK announces booster drive to fight 'tidal wave' of Omicron

Uk began easing coronavirus restrictions in June and the alert level was at stage three, which means the epidemic is in general circulation

13 Dec 2021 10:47 AM

Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered, at Swaminarayan School vaccination centre, in London. (Photo: AP)

Mixing other vaccines with AstraZeneca, Pfizer jabs generates robust immune response

The Lancet study found that no safety concerns were raised in the study of 1,070 participants

07 Dec 2021 3:45 PM

A woman lights a candle to commemorate victims of the COVD-19 pandemic at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. (AP/Petr David Josek, file)

WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7 per cent

11 Nov 2021 11:28 AM

The 24-year-old posted a few pictures of the ceremony along with her husband Asser Malik and family members. (Photo: Twitter/@Malala)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries senior officer of Pakistan Cricket Board

Yousafzai gained international recognition for her activism against the Taliban's efforts to stop girls from attending school in Pakistan

10 Nov 2021 9:45 AM

Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, was added to the UK's approved list last month. (PTI)

UK to add Covaxin to approved vaccine list from November 22

The move follows the World Health Organisation's Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin, which is the second most used formulation in India

09 Nov 2021 11:40 AM

South African novelist Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

'The Promise' is the story of a troubled Afrikaner family and its broken promise to a Black employee

05 Nov 2021 7:57 AM

A total of 205 household contacts of Delta variant index cases were identified, of whom 53 tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Covid can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home: Lancet study

All participants in the study had mild COVID-19 illness or were asymptomatic

29 Oct 2021 12:34 PM

A health worker prepares a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a vaccination centre in Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP/File)

Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study

Past studies have demonstrated that mix-and-match vaccine schedules generate a robust immune response

18 Oct 2021 12:46 PM

Facebook's systems are designed to catch such mistakes but in this case a bug in the audit tool prevented it from properly stopping the command, Janardhan said. (Photo: AP)

Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance

Engineers scrambled to fix the problem on site, but this took time because of the extra layers of security, Janardhan said

06 Oct 2021 6:00 PM

The cache of almost 12 million files shows how wealthy people around the world reportedly set up offshore companies to buy property and avoid taxes. (Representational Image)

'Pandora papers' show London is a key hub for tax avoidance

Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Britain's tax authorities will inspect the Pandora Papers

05 Oct 2021 4:57 PM

The experiments were performed in cell cultures and hamsters, the researchers said. (Photo: AP/Representational)

New drug combination found effective against coronavirus infection: Study

Early test results found that the combined use of nafamostat and Pegasys meets all availability and efficacy requirements

01 Oct 2021 12:17 PM

Studies carried out early on in the pandemic reported a lower prevalence of active smokers among people admitted to hospital with COVID-19. (Representational Image)

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds

The latest study is first of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19

28 Sep 2021 2:40 PM

Passengers enter the Delhi International Airport. (Photo: PTI/File)

Vaccine certification for travel must meet 'minimum criteria', says UK

Indian travellers to the UK will continue to be treated as non-vaccinated and therefore required to quarantine for 10 days on arrival

23 Sep 2021 10:00 AM

A health worker prepares a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AFP)

UK adds Covishield to approved vaccines list in updated travel advisory

The move follows widespread condemnation of the SII-manufactured vaccines not being included in a list of eligible vaccines

22 Sep 2021 2:30 PM

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