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Ottawa, Aug 28 : Health Canada has approved the usage of the Moderna Covid-19 to inoculate children between 12 to 17 years.The Moderna vaccine had been approved for use in adults over the age of 18 in Canada since December 2020, reports Xinhua news a…

Moscow, Aug 28 : Russia registered 19,509 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,844,049, the official monitoring and response centre said on Friday.Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll grew by 798 to 180,041, …

Moscow, Aug 28 : Russia registered 19,509 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,844,049, the official monitoring and response centre said on Friday.Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll grew by 798 to 180,041, …

London, Aug 28 : Another 38,046 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,666,399, according to official figures released on Friday.The country also reported another 100 co…

Colombo, Aug 27 : Amid an unabated increase of new Covid-19 cases and deaths, Sri Lanka has decided to extend the lockdown for another week till September 6.The Covid-19 Task Force met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday after which it was de…

New York, Aug 27 : Cutting 20 per cent of sugar from packaged foods and 40 per cent from beverages can prevent death as well as the onset of cardiavascular diseases and diabetes in millions of people worldwide, according to a study.The study, led by …

Singapore, Aug 27 : The genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can change shape and structure to boost its survival, say researchers noting that the finding can help produce more effective drugs to treat the infectious disease.Th…

London, Aug 27 : More than 100,000 deaths in England have been estimated to be prevented by the Covid-19 vaccination programme, according to official figures from the Public Health England (PHE).Since the national rollout of vaccines in the UK in ear…

London, Aug 27 : The side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against Covid-19 are likely to be mild to moderate and clear up quickly in 12-15 year olds at high risk of complications from the infection because of certain coexisting conditions, reveals…

Canberra, Aug 27 : Amid the third wave of the pandemic, Australia on Friday approved vaccination against Covid-19 for all individuals from 12 years of age, extending the current recommendation for those aged 16 years and older.Earlier in the day, the…