Covid-19 Study

COVID-19, which has affected the lives of people worldwide, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy in India by almost two years, a statistical analysis by scientists of the city-based International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) said.

A new US study has found that people who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to experience stress.

A third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against symptomatic infection.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus the increasing role of social media in spreading conspiracy theories. A number of recent studies on online social behaviour have pointed out the immense power of Facebook, Twitter and other platforms in giving a wide reach to unverified claims.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women appear to respond relatively weakly to their first dose of Covid-19 vaccines, according to a study that indicates the importance of them receiving both doses of standard regimens.

India's R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below one since September, suggesting that the infection rate is declining, according to a study.

COVID-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a study.

People who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by an mRNA vaccine shot had a lower risk of infection compared to those immunised with both doses of the AstraZeneca preventive, according to a nationwide study.

The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect previously exposed people through a different variant of the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges of reaching herd immunity against it.

India said on Thursday that it has an interest in further studies and data on the origin of the coronavirus and called for cooperation by all concerned.

COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, contributing to cases staying high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday.

Some isolated populations of India like the Onge and Jarawa tribes of the Andaman islands have a higher genetic risk for COVID-19, according to a study led by researchers at CSIRCCMB and BHU.

People who received Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine may benefit from a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna, preliminary results of a US study published Wednesday showed.

An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown.

COVID-19, which has affected the lives of people worldwide, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy in India by almost two years, a statistical analysis by scientists of the city-based International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) said.

A new US study has found that people who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to experience stress.

A third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against symptomatic infection.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus the increasing role of social media in spreading conspiracy theories. A number of recent studies on online social behaviour have pointed out the immense power of Facebook, Twitter and other platforms in giving a wide reach to unverified claims.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women appear to respond relatively weakly to their first dose of Covid-19 vaccines, according to a study that indicates the importance of them receiving both doses of standard regimens.

India's R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below one since September, suggesting that the infection rate is declining, according to a study.

COVID-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a study.

People who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by an mRNA vaccine shot had a lower risk of infection compared to those immunised with both doses of the AstraZeneca preventive, according to a nationwide study.

The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect previously exposed people through a different variant of the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges of reaching herd immunity against it.

India said on Thursday that it has an interest in further studies and data on the origin of the coronavirus and called for cooperation by all concerned.

COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, contributing to cases staying high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday.

Some isolated populations of India like the Onge and Jarawa tribes of the Andaman islands have a higher genetic risk for COVID-19, according to a study led by researchers at CSIRCCMB and BHU.

People who received Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine may benefit from a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna, preliminary results of a US study published Wednesday showed.

An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown "statistically significant" reduction in severe Covid or death compared to placebo in non-hospitalised patients with mild-to-moderate symptomatic Covid, AstraZeneca reported

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown.