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PTI
Delta Variant May Spread as Easily as Chickenpox, Cause More Severe Infection: Reports
30 Jul 2021
Media reports cite CDC document outlining unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread Delta variant, first identified in India, at the same rate as unvaccinated people.
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: Are Transplant Patients at Higher Risk of Reinfection Even After Full Vaccination?
27 Jul 2021
A recent study shows that the lack of antibodies in fully-vaccinated transplant patients is driving them towards a much higher risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases.
Richa Chintan
Several Studies Using Diverse Methods Point to Undercounting of COVID-19 Deaths, Govt in Denial
25 Jul 2021
According to the recent estimates, the actual number of deaths in India due to COVID-19 could be in the range of 2.2 million to 4.9 million. Going by this, the actual number of deaths could be more…
Associated Press
COVID-19: Death Rates Soar in Southeast Asia as Delta Variant Wave Spreads
22 Jul 2021
Hospitals are overflowing as Indonesia, Myanmar, and Malaysia have been showing sharp increases since late June.
PTI
Azithromycin No More Effective Against COVID-19 than Placebo: Study
19 Jul 2021
Azithromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, is widely prescribed as a treatment for COVID-19 around the world.
Richa Chintan
COVID-19 Vaccination Slow in India, Need to Augment Domestic Production
18 Jul 2021
The Centre has drastically scaled down its own projection of vaccine supply. With the current pace, vaccination of India’s adult population may only be achieved by the second quarter of 2022.
PTI
5 More Test Positive for Zika Virus in Kerala, Caseload at 28
15 Jul 2021
The outbreak is reported only in Thiruvananthapuram district so far. We have decided to increase testing across the state, says Health minister Veena George.
Richa Chintan
16 AIIMS or 1.2 Lakh Health & Wellness Centres Can Come up from Central Vista Funds
13 Jul 2021
Experts and citizens have raised
Prabir Purkayastha
"We are Inviting Vaccine-Escape Variants": Dr. Rath
12 Jul 2021
In this episode of 'Covid-19 Watch with Dr. Satyajit Rath', he discusses the necessity of mass vaccination and how we are inviting vaccine-escaping variants as a consequence of iniquitous vaccination…
WHO Decision on Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin Likely in 4-6 Weeks: Sowmya Swaminathan
10 Jul 2021
As of now, no data to indicate if a booster dose is required, the WHO’s chief scientist said.