Month: March 2021

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccination in New Delhi

Interim Results Show Covaxin Is 81% Effective, Bharat Biotech Says

The Wire Staff 03/03/2021

The Hyderabad-based company claimed that the vaccine candidate is...

COVID-19 vaccination in Mumbai

As Coronavirus Vaccine Drive Expands, Co-WIN Glitches Cause Some Delays

The Wire Staff 03/03/2021

There was also confusion among citizens on the first...

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To Make Science More Inclusive, Eradicate Terms With Racial Connotations

Aziz Khan 03/03/2021

'Blacklist' and 'Whitelist' are commonly used terms in science...

The skeleton of Little Foot is seen in Oxford, Britain, this undated handout photo

Fossil of Australopithecus ‘Little Foot’ Sheds Light on Human Origins

Will Dunham 03/03/2021

Using synchrotron X-ray imaging for fossils, scientists examined the...

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ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ಮಖಮಲ್‌ ಹೆಗ್ಗಣವೆಂಬ ಹೀರೋ

Raghavendra Gadagkar 03/03/2021

ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ಮಖಮಲ್‌ ಹೆಗ್ಗಣ. ಚಿತ್ರ: ಸ್ಮಿತ್ಸೋನಿಯನ್ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮೃಗಾಲಯ, CC BY-NC-ND...

A 99-year-old former WWII combatant gestures as he leaves the hospital after being treated for COVID-19. Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Study Suggests Pfizer, Oxford Vaccines Reduce Severe COVID-19 in Elderly

Vaccines' protective effect is maintained over six weeks of...

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a wholesale market, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India’s Next Phase of Virus Crisis Likely To Be Localised Outbreaks

Krishna N. Das and Sachin Ravikumar 03/03/2021

India has not attained herd immunity through natural infection...