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Washington, July 29 : American biopharmaceutical company Pfizer has said a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant.Antibody levels against the Delta variant in people aged 18 to 55 who receive a th…

Beijing, July 29 : The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 24 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 20 in Jiangsu, three in Sichuan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.Also reported w…

Baghdad, July 29 : Iraq reported on Wednesday 13,515 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,590,528.A statement by the Health Ministry also confirmed 66 more deaths, bringi…

Rome, July 29 : Italy has authorized the Moderna Spikevax coronavirus vaccine for minors aged between 12 and 17, the country’s health authority said on Wednesday.The decision came after European Union Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 23 had recommended…

Rome, July 29 : Italy has authorized the Moderna Spikevax coronavirus vaccine for minors aged between 12 and 17, the country’s health authority said on Wednesday.The decision came after European Union Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 23 had recommended…

Sao Paulo, July 28 : A 28-year-old Covid positive man who developed orbital cellulitis — a severe skin infection in the orbital area (around the eye) — may represent an unusual complication of the infectious disease.Sinusitis related to Covid-19 ma…

New York, July 28 : The number of people with dementia will nearly triple to more than 152 million by 2050, researchers estimate, based on anticipated trends in smoking, high body mass index and high blood sugar.The study, led by researchers at the U…

Hong Kong, July 28 : A team of researchers has developed an inhalable dry powder formulation of tamibarotene — a repurposed drug — which has showed broad-spectrum antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and influenza A H1N1 virus following …

Kampala, July 28 : As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda wanes, scientists in the east African country on Tuesday warned of a third wave if there is no persistent behavioural change towards the spread factors.The scientists told repor…

Tokyo, July 28 : The number of new Covid-19 cases in Tokyo reached 3,177 for the first time in a single day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Wednesday.The all-time high comes just a day after Tokyo, hosting the Olympics since last week…