9.51 am : The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine , which the company says was recently demonstrated to have 94% efficacy , causes the human immune sy...
9.51 am: The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, which the company says was recently demonstrated to have 94% efficacy, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure for at least three months, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed on Thursday, reports AFP.
Researchers at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, which co-developed the drug, studied the immune response of 34 adult participants, young and old, from the first stage of a clinical trial. They said that the antibodies, which stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from invading human cells, “declined slightly over time, as expected, but they remained elevated in all participants 3 months after the booster vaccination”.
9.49 am: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a status report from the Himachal Pradesh government regarding the treatment of Covid-19 patients in different hospitals, infrastructure and the facilities available therein, reports IANS.
A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh government and asked it to file a status report after an advocate apprised it that there are several issues such as the lack of oxygen, lack of beds in the state.
9.46 am: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he and his party hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would clarify by when will every...
