Pune coronavirus sero survey results find 51.5% seroprevalence
The sero survey carried out in five zones in Pune has found 51.5% seroprevalence, with the spread ranging from
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COVID-19
FDA approves rapid, inexpensive saliva test for coronavirus
A rapid, inexpensive saliva test developed by Yale School of Public Health in partnership with NBA has high sensitivity. The
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Novel coronavirus-specific nutralising antibodies last at least for six months
The researchers found that neutralizing antibodies were over 70% even at the end of six months. While IgG showed
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SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity prevents recurrent severe COVID-19 disease
The immune system elicits robust, broad and highly functional memory T cell responses once a person is infected with
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Interim results of phase-1-2 trials find inactivated coronavirus vaccine is safe
Interim results of Phase-1 and Phase-2 trials of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine carried out in China show that the
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Reopening schools in India before coronavirus spread is reduced can be disastrous
At a time when coronavirus cases in India are showing a rising trend and when daily fresh cases reported
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Why Russia’s rushed-up coronavirus vaccine is mired in ethical, safety landmine
Russia registering a vaccine for novel coronavirus even before beginning a Phase-3 trial and promising to begin full-scale production
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T cell memory that cross-reacts with novel coronavirus does not prevent infection, researcher clarifies
The presence of pre-existing T cell memory against four common cold coronaviruses which cross-reacts with novel coronavirus may not
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Two-layered polypropylene mask doubly better than a single-layered cotton mask, study finds
While fitted N95 masks allowed zero droplets to pass through, the three-layered surgical masks too performed very well with 0-10%
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COVID-19: India needs to ramp up testing but shouldn’t over-rely on rapid antigen tests
With over 60,000 daily fresh cases, India has been reporting the highest numbers in the world for the last
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Nearly 100,000 children in the U.S. infected with coronavirus in just two weeks
Nearly 1,00,000 (97,078 to be specific) children were infected with novel coronavirus in just two weeks during the period
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Is there a case for issuing immunity certificates to COVID-19 recovered people?
While there is a clear case for ‘immunity passports’ with some restrictions for people who have recovered from COVID-19,
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Asymptomatic people carry same amount of coronavirus as those with symptoms
A study has found that people who are infected with novel coronavirus but don’t exhibit symptoms carry the same
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