‘COVID-19 pandemic far from over’ even as global death toll crosses five million
Effects of vaccination The speed at which the virus had killed people slowed down a bit since summer this year
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Year: 2021
Should healthy children be COVID-19 vaccinated on priority?
The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) Chairperson Dr. N.K. Arora had said children with comorbidities will be prioritised to
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COVID-19: More studies show hybrid immunity provides better protection
Though 500 health-care workers with or without prior infection were vaccinated, those with hybrid immunity — natural immunity from an infection
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IIT Kanpur team identifies a novel target to treat prostate cancer
The DLX1 protein is found at elevated levels in prostate cancer patients, the reason why the DLX1 protein has been
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India scripts history with one COVID-19 billion vaccine doses administered
What makes the accomplishment even more outstanding is the fact that the vaccination programme had targeted adults. Unlike the well-established
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SARS-CoV-2 virus less likely to develop resistance to molnupiravir: Gagandeep Kang
Preliminary data, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, shows molnupiravir can reduce risk of hospitalisation or death by 50% in
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Explained: The discovery that led to organocatalysis gold rush
What is catalysis? Catalysis is Catalysis is a term used to describe a process in the presence of a substance
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Why three Nordic countries have suspended Moderna vaccine
A day later, Finland followed suit and paused the use of the Moderna vaccine in people younger than 30 years.
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Nobel Prize for simple but brilliant discovery of asymmetric organocatalysis
The duo developed “a truly elegant tool for making molecules — simpler than one could ever imagine”. Since then, the
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Nobel Prize for sensing heat
The ability of our body to sense touch and temperature — both hot and cold — particularly noxious temperature, is
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COVID-19: Soon mRNA vaccines for young children who rarely suffer from severe disease
On September 20, Pfizer released details of the trial that showed the vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody
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COVID-19: mRNA vaccine manufacturers loathe to share know-how
In contrast, 54% of the total population in the U.S. is fully vaccinated. After approving booster shots for the immunocompromised
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COVID-19: With nearly 45% vaccinated with one dose, India to finally resume exporting vaccines
The decision comes after the Government severely restricted vaccine exports in March and stopped them in mid-April. The renewed export drive,
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