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Scientists Believe Immunity Boosting Drugs Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine Effective in Older People

There is a possibility that Coronavirus vaccine won't work on elderly people, but scientists find a way to make that happen

Oct 15, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

People With Blood Type O at Less Risk From Getting Infected with COVID-19, Two New Studies Reveal

The studies prove that blood type plays a major role in a person's susceptibility to infection and their chance of having a severe bout of the disease.

Oct 15, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Health

After Sputnik V, Russia Approves Second Virus Vaccine EpiVacCorona, Closing in On Third One

The vaccine has been approved despite the results of early-stage testing of EpiVacCorona not published. Russia is likely to approve its third vaccine by December.

Oct 15, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Society

Chinese Cleaner Drinks Water From Toilet to Prove That She Does Her Job Well as Bosses Watch and Clap [VIDEO]

The video that got viral on the Chinese social media platform Weibo was slammed by the netizens recently

Oct 14, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

SHOCKING: Used Coronavirus Nasal Swabs Mistakenly Given to Students by Council

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 38.1 million people worldwide

Oct 14, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

New Coronavirus Strain Found in Pigs Can Spread to Humans, Warn Scientists

The researchers tested several types of human cells by infecting them with the synthetic form of the virus

Oct 14, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

Social Distancing and Masks Ignored as Partygoers Have Fun at Nightclub in Florida [VIDEO]

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times and Florida is one of the major affected states in the US

Oct 14, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Health

Arizona University Researchers Find Immunity Against Coronavirus May Last for Several Months

Researchers who conducted the study said that if the novel Coronavirus is anything like the SARS virus, the antibodies could last for at least two years

Oct 14, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Juventus Star Witnessing No Symptoms

The rest of the footballers of the Portugal team has tested negative for the virus, as per the latest reports

Oct 13, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

Teen Gave Coronavirus to 11 Relatives Proving That Adolescents With Mild Symptoms Can Spread COVID-19

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of over one million people globally

Oct 13, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

US Man Catches Coronavirus Twice in 48 Hours Raising Questions About Immunity Against Disease

Thwe man from Nevada US got infected with the virus for the second time as the reinfection was much more severe

Oct 13, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Society

TRAGIC: Indian Man Who Fasted and Prayed for Trump's Covid-19 Recovery Dies of Cardiac Arrest

Bussa Krishna Raju, 33, had gone into depression after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.

Oct 13, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Health

Grim Forecast Says US Coronavirus Deaths Could Hit 400,000 by February 2021

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation says that peak daily deaths in the country in January 2021 could be over 2,200.

Oct 13, 2020

By IANS

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Johnson & Johnson Halts Coronavirus Vaccine Trial As Unexplained Illness Affects Volunteer

Before Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca had also halted its vaccine trials after one of the participants mysteriously fell ill.

Oct 13, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

China Joins International COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative COVAX; Who Will Benefit?

COVAX is being co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the WHO and aims to make the coronavirus vaccine accessible to all countries

Oct 12, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas