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Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 9-11 is 90.7% Effective; Doses to be Given Three Weeks Apart

The data show that the two-dose primary series of the vaccine given to children from 5 to less than 12 years of age confers a high degree of protective efficacy against Covid-19

38 hours ago

FDA Approves 'Mix and Match' Strategy for All Covid-19 Vaccines Approved in US

The decision paves the way for millions more people in the U.S. to get the additional protection with the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus causing breakthrough infections among some who are fully vaccinated.

3 days ago

IMF Projects China Economy to Grow 8% in 2021, India 9.5%; ASEAN are Laggards

The ASEAN-5 countries — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand — are still facing "severe challenges" from a resurgent virus and weakness in contact-intensive sectors.

4 days ago

China's Inhalable Covid Vaccine as Booster Shot May Boost Antibodies 300-Fold

Taking an inactivated vaccine as a booster after two inactivated vaccine shots, increases the neutralising antibodies by only 30 times.

5 days ago

Coronavirus

Conditions Hospitable for Life? Hubble Finds Persistent Water Vapour in Jupiter's Moon

Europa reflects more sunlight than Ganymede, keeping the surface 60 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than Ganymede.

8 days ago

US FDA Backs Half-Dose Moderna Booster for at-risk Adults

Earlier this month, the US regulators had authorised Covid booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's.

9 days ago

Coronavirus

Russia's Sputnik Light Vaccine is 83% Effective Against Covid, Says Study

The one-shot vaccine, when administered alone, demonstrated 70 per cent efficacy against infection from the Delta variant.

10 days ago

Coronavirus

Japanese Drugmaker to Launch First-Ever Plant-Based Covid Vaccine

The vaccine candidate will be developed by the Osaka-based company's subsidiary Medicago from a plant from the tobacco family by December 2021.

11 days ago

Coronavirus

NASA's Perseverance Rover Reveals History of Water on Mars

The rover provided images of escarpments in the delta, which formed from sediment accumulating at the mouth of an ancient river that long ago fed the crater's lake.

13 days ago

Nasa

Formula 1: Will Give it Everything to Win in Turkey, Says Lewis Hamilton

The qualifying on Saturday saw Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to first position by over a tenth of a second.

14 days ago

Severe Covid Infection in Mothers Linked to Higher Incidences of Preterm Births

The excess rate of premature birth is largely due to medically-induced preterm birth brought about by concerns for health of the mother, such as preeclampsia.

14 days ago

China's Chang'e-5 Probe Reveals Volcanic Activity on Moon

The findings, published in the journal Science, fill a vital gap in the Moon's geology, and will also help scientists to understand the history of other Solar System bodies, the report said.

15 days ago

Space

More Than 120,000 US Children Lost a Primary Caregiver to Covid-19

In addition to the 120,630 children who were estimated to have lost a primary caregiver, 22,007 lost a secondary caregiver.

16 days ago

Coronavirus

Russia Invites Taliban for Talks in Moscow - Report

According to a top Russian diplomat, the former US-backed Afghan leadership was "doubtfully elected, ruled badly and ended shamefully".

17 days ago

California Guv Newsom Declares Emergency as Pacific Pipeline Leaks 500K Ltrs of Crude Into Ocean

Thousands of barrels of crude oil were released from a pipeline into the Pacific Ocean, 8 km off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County.

19 days ago

US is Still in Danger as 70 Million Not Vaccinated, Says Anthony Fauci

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 64.7 per cent of the country's entire population have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine till date.

20 days ago

Coronavirus

Scientists Discover 14 Genes that Cause Obesity, Three That can Prevent Weight Gain

the team screened 293 genes associated with obesity in people, with the goal of defining which of the genes were actually causing or preventing obesity.

22 days ago

Lost Sense of Smell Due to Covid-19 Infection? Vitamin-A Nasal Drop Could Help You

An earlier study led by researchers from the University Hospitals of Strasbourg in France showed that Covid-19-related anosmia could take up to a year to get back.

24 days ago

Coronavirus

AstraZeneca India, Tricog Launch Project to Reduce Heart Failure

The project addresses the unmet need for early diagnosis and intervention for patients with suspected heart attack.

25 days ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Will End in a Year, Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

A slew of scientists and the World Health Organization have strongly opposed a widespread rollout of booster shots.

26 days ago

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