In haste: On vaccinating children against COVID-19
India could have waited for evidence of benefit of vaccinating all children The emergency use authorisation (EUA) granted on April 26
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Year: 2025
Is monkeypox a sexually transmitted infection?
A study found monkeypox virus in the seminal fluid of four men who had sex with men
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Boost for boosters: On Corbevax as booster dose
With the approval of Corbevax as a booster dose, India will have a heterologous shot
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Monkeypox virus mutates at a higher rate
The mutation pattern does not conclusively prove sustained human-to-human transmission
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Mistake of ignoring monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria
There are no clear answers to how humans are infected as the host animal has not been identified
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Why pangolins may not be the intermediate host for SARS-CoV-2 virus
Pangolin coronavirus produced moderate disease in hamsters and was less virulent
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COVID-19 booster dose may not alter disease severity trend
A cross-sectional survey of nearly 6,000 people across age groups including those over 80 years of age carried out through
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Why cats and dogs are less susceptible to Omicron
The progenitor of the Omicron variant might have emerged in mice and then spread to humans
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COVID-19 immunity following infection lasts up to 19 months
Hybrid immunity after one and two doses of vaccine was associated with 94% and 90% lower risk of hospitalisation, respectively
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Not mild for all: On community transmission of Omicron
India has admitted community transmission in the belief Omicron is mild Even at the peak of the second wave in
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T cell immune responses seen a year after infection
Strong and longstanding T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated
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Recombination of two virus variants seen since 2020
The Alpha and Wuhan strain recombinant was the first; the latest is a mixture of two Omicron sub-lineages Mutations are
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Children more unlikely to produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus
Study comparing adults and children was done when Wuhan strain was in circulation; results may not hold true for Delta and Omicron
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