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British Covid trial deliberately infecting young adults found to be safe

The world's first "human challenge" trial in which volunteers were deliberately exposed to Covid-19 to advance research into the disease was found to be safe in healthy young adults

India saved around 1 lakh lives during third wave of Covid in Dec-Jan

Covid-19 vaccines prevented more than 90,000 deaths during the third wave, December 28, 2021 to January 31, 2022, according to a research report by the SBI.

Zydus Cadila starts supply of Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to govt

ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally

Covid-19 vax: Low allocation in FY23, Centre has unutilised funds from FY22

Depending on utilisation of budgetary estimates, allocation can be hiked, say officials

Coronavirus pandemic: Rajasthan adds 8,428 fresh cases and 22 deaths

Rajasthan reported 8,428 fresh coronavirus cases and 22 deaths due to the infection.

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 8,934 new cases and 34 deaths

Gujarat reported 8,934 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, up from 8,338 the previous day, raising its tally to 11,77,931

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra reports 18,067 new cases and 79 deaths

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 18,067 new coronavirus infections including 113 Omicron cases and 79 pandemic-related deaths

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 14,013 new cases and 37 deaths

Tamil Nadu recorded 14,013 fresh coronavirus positive cases on Wednesday, registering a further decline in infections from 16,096 a day ago

20,505 new Covid cases in Karnataka, 81 deaths and 40,903 discharges

Karnataka registered a jump in daily infections, as the state reported 20,505 new cases of Covid-19 and 81 fatalities

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai records 1,128 fresh cases and 10 deaths

Mumbai reported 1,128 new coronavirus infections and ten fatalities on Wednesday.

Covid-19 pandemic: 2,304 new cases, nine deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 2,304 fresh cases of coronavirus, raising its tally to 4,40,480, officials said.

'Life goes on' despite 'difficult' Covid-19 situation, says Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin continues to hold off from imposing nationwide restrictions even as the state coronavirus task force reported 141,883 news infections on Wednesday

Covid-19 pandemic: 17 more deaths and 3,267 fresh cases in Haryana

Seventeen more Covid-related deaths were reported in Haryana on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 10,337

Kerala reports 52,199 fresh coronavirus cases, 500 fatalities

Kerala continued to report more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases with the state recording 52,199 fresh infections on Wednesday raising the caseload to 61,29,755.

Pfizer applies to USFDA for two-dose vaccine for kids under 5 years

The request for emergency authorisation comes as the highly contagious Omicron variant has led to record numbers of infections

Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma, says study

Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19 infection may be associated with traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect, domestic violence or substance misuse in the family

States told to accelerate administration of 2nd dose for 15-18 age group

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told states/UTs 'it is important that the coverage second dose amongst adolescents is reviewed daily at your level'

China reports 36 local, 27 new imported Covid-19 cases

Of the new local cases, 15 were reported in the province of Zhejiang, 12 in Tianjin, six in Guangdong, two in Beijing, and one in Hebei

Covid-19: How Omicron escapes from all four classes of antibodies

The dozens of mutations found in the spike protein of the Omicron variant help it to evade all four of the classes of antibodies that can target the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19

Data story: India logs 161,386 cases; test positivity rate dips to 9.3%

India has so far administered 1,672,942,707 vaccine doses. That is 4018.51 per cent of its total caseload, and 119.4 per cent of its population