Covid-19: Expert panel recommends emergency use approval for Covaxin in 2-18 age group
New Delhi: An expert panel of India’s Central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children and adolescents in the 2 to 18 years age group with certain conditions, sources said on Tuesday. If approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), it will be the second COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 will become like common cold but that will take a while: Expert
New Delhi: COVID-19 will become like the common cold in due course but that will take a while as “there is still so much about coronavirus that we do not understand”, said Sir Malcolm Grant, the Founder Chair of England’s National Health Service. Addressing the India Today Conclave 2021, he said India has got an […]
Covid-19: Schools to remain closed in JK
Physical classes allowed for only class 10 and 12
Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday extended closure of schools barring 10th and 12th standards across Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Mehta. Besides schools, the government has retained all the COVID-19 containment guidelines, including night curfew. “Classes for 12th standard shall be […]
Vaccinated pregnant women pass high level of antibodies to babies: Study
Washington: Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, according to a study. The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines lies in their ability to trigger the production of the right antibodies, blood proteins capable of protecting individuals from infection, researchers said. Whether this protection could pass from […]
COVID vax safe for children of 5-11 yrs: Pfizer, BioNTech
New Delhi: Global pharma major Pfizer and BioNTech SE on Monday said trial results of COVID-19 vaccine showed that it is safe and produced robust neutralizing antibody response in children aged five to 11 years, and they plan to seek regulatory approvals as soon as possible. Children aged five to 11 years were given a […]
Breakthrough: Scientists develop ‘fridge-free’ Covid vaccines
Los Angeles: Scientists have used key ingredients from plant and bacterial viruses to develop new COVID-19 vaccine candidates that do not need to be refrigerated. The fridge-free vaccines, described in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on Tuesday, triggered high production of neutralising antibodies in mice against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. If […]
100 districts in India most vulnerable to Climate change: Study
New Delhi: All 612 districts in India are vulnerable to climate change, but 100 districts, mostly in the eastern part of the country, are most vulnerable, a study said. The study was carried out by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore along with IIT Mandi and IIT Guwahati and supported by the Department of Science […]
Islamic Banking in JK: HC grants month’s time to govt for filing reply on PIL
Srinagar: The High Court has granted government one month’s further time to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking introduction of Islamic Banking in Jammu and Kashmir. A division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar granted the time on the request by the counsel appearing for the government. “Despite time […]
Breast milk of vaccinated mothers contains antibodies to fight COVID-19: Study
Washington: The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine, strongly suggests that vaccines can help protect both mother and baby, another compelling reason for […]
Breakthrough: Covid antibody effective against broad range of variants identified
Washington: Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. The findings, posted as a pre-proof in the journal Immunity, could help develop new antibody-based therapies that are less likely to lose their potency as the virus mutates. The […]
