London, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be significantly better than previous variants at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, but preliminary evidence also suggests that it is less likely to cause severe illness in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as Kerala continues to record the highest number of new daily Covid-19 cases in the country for several weeks, State Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that 75 per…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time, two Omicron cases have been detected in Odisha. Both are foreign returnees and their health condition is stable, an official said here on Tuesday. “After genome sequencing,…
London, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The protection offered by the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, named Covishield in India, declines after three months of receiving two doses, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet. The…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Tuesday that of the 34 Omicron variant cases reported so far, three do not have any travel history. Of the total Omicron positive…
Washington, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as Omicron has now become the dominant variant in the US, the country has reported its first death from the highly transmissible variant, the media reported. An unvaccinated man in…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) India registered 5,326 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in 581 days, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. On…
Lucknow, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the past 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh has recorded 27 fresh Covid-19 cases, of which the majority (10) were detected in Lucknow. The number of active cases in the state has…
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Biotech has sought the approval of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct Phase 3 trials of its Covid-19 intranasal vaccine, sources said on Monday. The Hyderabad-based vaccine…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government is monitoring the Omicron situation everyday and constantly assessing this new Covid variant with experts, the Parliament was told on Monday. “I have spoken with the states on…
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) An opened vial of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin can be stored at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for up to 28 days and is not required to be discarded immediately in a…
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) All patients suffering from Severe Accute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and influenza like illness (ILI) coming to OPDs at private hospitals in Bengaluru would have to mandatorily undergo Covid test, BBMP Special…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A weaker immune system, old age and comorbidities can increase the risk of co-infection from Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19 at the same time, said health experts on Monday….
Washington, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) US drugmaker Moderna on Monday announced that its booster shot increases neutralising antibodies against the new vaccine evading Omicron variant, compared to two doses. An authorised dose of 50 microgram booster…
London, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of people dying due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the UK rose to 12 on Monday from seven reported on Sunday. On December 13, Prime Minister Boris…
Beijing, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Covid booster dose developed by China’s Sinopharm has shown to generate weaker immune responses against the new highly transmissible Omicron variant, known to evade vaccine efficacy. The hyper mutated Omicron…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the samples of four more Covid positive cases getting confirmed for Omicron variant on Monday, Kerala now has 15 such cases, said State Health Minister Veena George. All the four…
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five more Omicron cases have been detected in Karnataka, which took the overall tally of infections caused by the new Covid-19 variant to 19, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on…
Washington, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant has been “raging” through the US and the world, it is likely to put strain on the hospital system in the country in the…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national capital Delhi on Monday reported two new cases of Omicron, taking the tally to 24 in the city. According to Delhi Health Department, of the 24 cases, 12…