Year: 2021

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Genome-Sequencing: How Researchers Identify Omicron and Other CoV Variants

Andre Hudson and Crista Wadsworth 27/12/2021

Since the late 1990s, next-generation sequencing has revolutionised how...

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccination in New Delhi

Covaxin Trials Investigator Calls Vaccine for Children ‘Unscientific’

Dr Sanjai Rai, an epidemiologist at AIIMS Delhi, said...

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10 Questions the Indian Govt Must Answer About Vaccines for Minors and Boosters

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/12/2021

Q3: Did the Indian government wait to change its...

A medical worker tends to a patient suffering from COVID-19, inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi

As Govt Remains Confused About EWS Quota, Overworked Docs Continue Protests

Banjot Kaur 26/12/2021

While the health ministry and the protestors are on...

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James Webb Space Telescope Launched on Daring Quest To Behold First Stars

The $10-billion observatory hurtled toward its destination 1.6 million...

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DCGI Okays Covaxin For Young Adults Aged 12-18 Years, With Some Conditions

Payal Banerjee 25/12/2021

It is the second vaccine to receive the regulator's...

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Modi Announces COVID Vaccines for Ages 15-18, Boosters for Health Workers, Elderly

The Wire Staff 25/12/2021

While the vaccines for children will be rolled out...