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In their study published today in Scientific Reports, they observe that those who received the Pfizer BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccine had antibody levels that were significantly higher than infected individuals. These antibodies were also…

Globally, many countries like Israel, the UAE, Russia, France, Germany and Italy have already rolled out boosters.The global debate over booster shots is gradually becoming a complicated affair. Even as vaccination drives gain momentum all…

(PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)Kolkata: Several fully vaccinated doctors and health workers have tested Covid positive over the past 10 days in at least three city hospitals, two private and one state-run, triggering alarm in health circles.…

“For me the stage that we are in now, we really need data that is broken down” and much of it is now readily available and even if has been collected is apparently not being shared, says Dr Kang.India recorded 25,072 new COVID-19 cases in…

In Japan, the government is preparing to offer third shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to their medical workers if the Health Ministry believes it is needed, said a Minister. Taro Kono, the Minister in charge of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout,…

AIIMS chief Dr Randeep GuleriaAt a time when there are serious concerns about the various mutations of the Covid-19, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria said that boosters shots of vaccines might be…

By Elisabeth Rosenthal The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against new variants of covid-19 and that the company would apply for Food and…

Clinical trial of a new version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine represent efforts to combat new variants of the novel coronavirus. The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID shot uses a harmless virus to insert a piece of the novel coronavirus's…