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Vaccine May be Less Effective Against New Mutated Coronavirus, Says Anthony Fauci

Fauci says the efficacy of current vaccines may fall from 95 percent to 80 percent against the new, mutated variants of Coronavirus.

Jan 22, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Was Coronavirus Developed in Fort Detrick Military Lab in US? Conspiracy Theory Surfaces After China's Claim

Fort Detrick is a US Army Medical Command facility in Maryland, which was opened in 1931.

Jan 22, 2021

By Parwinder Sandhu

Health

Doctors Are Worried About Covid-19 Vaccine's Efficacy in Cancer Patients, Other Immunocompromised People

French healthcare experts are concerned about the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines on immunocompromised people and think that they may need more doses.

Jan 21, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Indians Want to Know 'How to Make Covid Vaccine at Home', Reveals Google Trends Analysis Report

India is currently undertaking the world's largest vaccination drive of its kind but many people asking Google to help them out to find a cure for COVID-19.

Jan 20, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Does Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Stop Coronavirus Transmission? Israeli Study Offers Optimistic Results

The study at Sheba Medical Center in Israel found the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 98 percent effective and with higher levels of antibodies it could stop transmission.

Jan 19, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Health

SHOCKING: One in Eight Recovered Covid-19 Patients Dies Within 5 Months

Many recovered Coronavirus patients return to hospitals within five months with heart problems, diabetes and chronic conditions, says a new study.

Jan 18, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Sandra Lindsay: NY Nurse, First American to Get Covid-19 Vaccine, to Attend Biden Inauguration

Lindsey has been working with coronavirus patients since the start of the pandemic in New York.

Jan 18, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Society

Hospitals Are Getting Overwhelmed as Virus Cases in Children Rise in US

Each month, hundreds of children with COVID-19 are being admitted into the hospitals of Arizona, which ranked as one of two hot spots for children contracting the virus.

Jan 18, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

UK Scientist Shares Image of 'Covid Tongue' which is Becoming More Common Coronavirus Symptom

An epidemiologist at King's College London said that one in five now experiencing 'uncommon' COVID-19 symptom that is not mentioned in the Public Health England list.

Jan 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Antibodies in Recovered Covid-19 Patients May Not Stop Transmission of Coronavirus - New Study

According to a new study conducted in the UK, COVID-19 reinfections are unusual but a recovered patient could still help the virus to spread.

Jan 17, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Hackers Behind EMA Cyberattack Manipulated Stolen Data to Sow Distrust in Covid-19 Vaccines

Hackers stole Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial data from EMA servers in December and leaked them on online forums, claiming they were defrauding people.

Jan 16, 2021

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Society

Thousands of Covid-19 Contaminated Ice Cream Boxes Found in China; Officials Scramble to Trace People Who Had Them

The ice cream was produced by the Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Company, where 1,662 employees were tested Thursday, and were quarantining.

Jan 16, 2021

By R. Ghosh

Society

More Contagious New Coronavirus Variant Could be Dominant in US by March, Warns CDC

The CDC says a more transmissible Coronavirus variant has been found in 10 US states and it is likely that this variant is more widespread in the country than what is reported.

Jan 16, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

23 People Die in Norway After Taking Pfizer Vaccine, Experts Warn of Immunization Risks

Norwegian Medicines Agency said 13 autopsy reports suggested that common side effects might have contributed to severe reactions in frail, elderly people.

Jan 15, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

WHO Team Lands in Wuhan to Probe Coronavirus Origin Amid Surge of Cases in China

A team from the World Health Organization arrived in China's Wuhan on the day when the country reported its first new death attributed to COVID-19 in months.

Jan 14, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder