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Marking World AIDS Day, Campaigners Warn ‘History Is Repeating Itself With COVID’

Jake Johnson 02/12/2021

'This is a story about how corporate greed and...

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This Is What We Know So Far About the Omicron Variant

Dr Vipin Vashishtha 29/11/2021

The omicron variant is not a descendant of any...

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COVID-19: How the Omicron Variant Was Found

Wolfgang Preiser, Cathrine Scheepers, Jinal Bhiman, Marietjie Venter and Tulio de Oliveira 27/11/2021

Variant hunting, as exciting as that sounds, is performed...

A nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in South Africa

B.1.1.529: New Variant Called ‘Significant’, Prompts Tighter Curbs in Asia, EU

Guy Faulconbridge, Costas Pitas and Alexander Winning 26/11/2021

The UK Health Security Agency said B.1.1.529 has a...

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‘Oximeter Bias Against Dark Skin Is a Problem for India Too’

Karan Thapar 26/11/2021

Many oximeters have a bias against dark skin because...

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Question the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory – But Don’t Call It a Conspiracy

Ivan Oransky 25/11/2021

Some may argue that it’s justifiable to shut down...

Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi.

Covaxin 50% Effective Against Symptomatic COVID: Real-World Study

The latest study assessed 2,714 hospital workers at AIIMS...