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JN.1 Covid variant has increased transmissibility and immune escape:...
Researchers from The University of Tokyo, Japan, used genomic surveillance data from across France, the UK, and Spain, uncovering novel findings...
IISc scientists develop new heat-tolerant vaccine for Covid-19,...
11 Jan 2024 8:00 AMIn a study published in npj Vaccines, the team reported the design of a synthetic antigen that can be manufactured as a potential Covid-19 vaccine...
Some children develop long Covid too: Study
30 Dec 2023 2:42 AMAlthough post-Covid-19 condition (PCC) is a recognised entity, an accurate estimate of how frequently it develops and persists remains unclear,...
IISc researchers find Covid protein that blocks immunity
27 Dec 2023 8:30 AMDuring Covid infection, the body’s early antiviral responses are orchestrated by Interferons (IFNs), triggering specific signalling events that pose a...
Study decodes Covid risk with proximity, duration of exposure to an...
25 Dec 2023 7:00 AMLonger exposures at greater distances had similar risk to shorter exposures at closer distances.
K'taka makes wearing mask mandatory for people above 60 amid JN.1...
19 Dec 2023 2:34 AMInstructions have already been given to make the necessary preparations and get ready in hospitals and health centres.
Study shows body’s immune cells can tackle BA.2.86 Covid variant
10 Dec 2023 3:30 AMThe Pirola variant has raised alarms because it is as mutated as the Omicron variant was, compared with the early SARS-CoV-2 variant included in the...
Covid virus can persist in lungs for up to 2 years: Study
9 Dec 2023 7:30 AMThe study, published in the journal Nature Immunology, showed that Covid virus’ persistence appears to be linked to a failure of innate immunity