Despite countries the world over rolling out immunisation programmes, herd immunity is unlikely to be achieved this year according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “We are not going to achieve any levels of population immunity or herd immunity in 2021,” said WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan. This is despite the “incredible progress” made …
States are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments ahead of the rollout of a mass inoculation campaign officials anticipate to be the world’s biggest. Officials hope that the coming six to eight months will witness 300 million inoculated against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19. The cohort …
Eight COVID-19 patients in the Karnataka state capital Bengaluru have been found to have contracted a rare fungal infection. Six of the eight people who contracted COVID-19 – caused severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus – died while also having contracted sino-orbital invasive disease. This disease, caused by the fungus Mucormycosis, …
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More than three quarters of those who have contracted COVID-19 still have some form of symptom six months later according to a recent study published in The Lancet. “Because COVID-19 is such a new disease, we are only beginning to understand some of its long-term effects on patients’ health.” said Professor Bin Cao, from the …
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A new mutant strain of COVID-19 has been identified according to a statement issued by the Japanese Health Ministry. This new mutant strain has been identified to be entirely isolated from the strains arising in the UK and South Africa, with the variant traced to travellers arriving in Japan on flights from Brazil. Four individuals …
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed ninety million. The global death toll due to the disease inches towards two million as fatalities number at more than 1.9 million. India remains the country with the second-highest number of confirmed infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the novel coronavirus which …
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Cases of the mutant strain of COVID-19 first detected in the United Kingdom now number at 82 in India, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The mutant strain of the disease – caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has raised concerns as it is considered more contagious …
India’s states and union territories (UTs) can expect to receive COVID-19 vaccine supplies soon and should be prepared, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said. A communique from Dr Pradeep Halder, an advisor on reproductive and child health in the Ministry reportedly said “all the states and UTs are likely to receive …
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This weekend’s approval of AstraZeneca’s vaccine by the Drugs Controller General of India has stirred some controversy in the public and the scientific community. Apart from the most obvious point – the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showed only 62.1 percent efficacy, much lower than other major vaccines already approved for use in …
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COVID-19 vaccine exports will commence in the weeks to come, the Government has confirmed. This is despite earlier confusion that the country’s largest vaccine manufacturer was not authorised to do so. India is gearing up for a mass vaccination campaign expected to begin next week. This follows emergency use authorisation for two vaccine candidates: one …
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