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-- 2022-01-04 17:53:35
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants, a World Health Organization official said on Tu...
FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-04 11:59:14
A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn't make them very sick, and its surge co...
-- 2022-01-03 20:45:14
The omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples' immunity than the delta variant, according to a Danish study published last week, helping explain why omicron is spreadin...
-- 2022-01-02 19:08:00
Women are more vulnerable to the newly emerged Covid-19 variant Omicron across the globe than men, says the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Research data collected from countries like...
-- 2021-12-31 18:49:35
Sinovac's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the omicron variant compared with other strains, according to a study by researche...
-- 2021-12-31 10:53:58
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week authorised Merck's antiviral COVID-19 pill for high-risk adult patients, a day after giving a broader go-ahead to a similar but more effective treat...
-- 2021-12-30 18:36:28
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review, reports Re...
-- 2021-12-29 15:27:18
Much of Asia has largely managed to keep omicron at bay even as the variant rages in other parts of the world, but the region that is home to most of the globe’s population is bracing for what m...
-- 2021-12-29 12:40:03
Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one, reports Reuters....
-- 2021-12-28 19:10:56
Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. The study only...
Imtiaz Ahmed 2021-12-28 17:39:04
We are all familiar with side effects of drugs. Worldwide this term has been replaced by “Adverse Event” (AE), a broader umbrella that included a lot of things apart from side effects. U...
-- 2021-12-28 13:34:26
India gave emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Merck's Covid-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum Institute of India's Covovax and Biological E's Corbevax coronavirus vaccines, the country's health minis...
-- 2021-12-28 10:26:36
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said that in response to a rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, the government is narrowing the delay for a third booster shot to three months from four,...
-- 2021-12-23 21:49:37
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised Merck & Co's antiviral pill for COVID-19 for certain high-risk adult patients, a day after giving the go-ahead to similar treatment from...
-- 2021-12-23 19:41:53
Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine hesitant people not to con...
-- 2021-12-23 16:01:10
A three-dose course of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford Un...
-- 2021-12-23 10:12:31
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has waived its protection from legal liabilities for any AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 shots it supplies to a global programme for refugees, a spokesperson for the GAV...
-- 2021-12-22 17:35:50
AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to develop the variant-speci...
-- 2021-12-21 18:39:36
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said the registration through ‘Surokkha’ App for administering Covid-19 booster dose will start at the end of December after updating the app. &ld...
-- 2021-12-21 17:13:54
The omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, the head of th...
-- 2021-12-21 16:45:26
A doctors' group probing an incident at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur, during which a pair of six-inch surgical scissors were left in a girl’s abdomen after s...
-- 2021-12-21 16:38:39
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna does not expect any problems in developing a booster shot to protect against the omicron variant of the coronavirus and could begin work in a few weeks, Chief Executive...
-- 2021-12-21 11:09:49
Even though there are top-notch doctors in Bangladesh, many people fly abroad for treatment as they cannot rely on the local medical systems, according to both healthcare experts and patients, UNB rep...
-- 2021-12-20 17:26:52
Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current version of the va...
-- 2021-12-19 17:27:20
A team of doctors from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has launched clinical trials of stem cell therapy for ovarian regeneration and oocyte generation, offering hope to women with inferti...
-- 2021-12-18 16:57:21
Covid-19 booster doses will be administered to health workers on a trial basis from Sunday, said Dr Abu Hossain Md Mainul Ahsan, the Civil Surgeon of Dhaka district, reports bdnews24.com. &ldqu...
-- 2021-12-18 16:39:58
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
-- 2021-12-18 10:54:29
The risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher and it has shown no sign of being milder than Delta, a study showed, as cases soar across Europe and threate...
-- 2021-12-17 18:16:57
As the omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the COVID-19 pandemic next year, reports Reuters. Just weeks ago, disease...
-- 2021-12-17 10:07:25
All three US-authorised Covid-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus in laboratory testing, but a booster dose likely rest...
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