US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers
World | Jun 17, 2022, 07:04 PM ISTThe FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccine for school-aged children and teens. Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages.
The FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccine for school-aged children and teens. Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages.
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The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel.
Even after two years, WHO's recent report states that key pieces of data that can explain how the pandemic began are still missing.
The sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 are behaving the same as other mutants of COVID-19 variants. We have observed that it is quite mild, said Dr. Tarun Kumar Sahni, Internal medicine and hyperbaric Oxygen therapist at Indraprastha Apollo hospital.
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Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 1,081 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise after February 24.
The study, involving an international team of doctors and data scientists led by the University of Leeds, UK, describes a "substantial global decline" in hospital admissions of people suffering from cardiovascular disease.
Shanghai authorities say they will take some major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely bottled up millions of people in their homes.
In an experiment children and adolescents showed some loss of antibody cross-neutralisation against all five variants, but the loss was most pronounced for Omicron, the researchers said.
According to the official spokesman, Uttar Pradesh has so far given out over 32.70 crore total vaccine doses. Out of these, over 17,41,06,125 are first doses, while over 14,92,89,434 individuals are fully vaccinated.
The researchers obtained blood samples from 62 children and adolescents hospitalised with severe Covid, 65 children and adolescents hospitalised with MIS-C, and 50 outpatients who had recovered from mild Covid-19. All the samples were taken during 2020 and early 2021, before the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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Authorities were careful not to declare the country's health crisis officially over, still urging citizens to isolate if they experience symptoms of COVID-19.
The studies come amidst a global rise in cases of acute hepatitis among children with "no-known origin". The liver disease that was first reported in the UK in April, has spread to 21 countries - with 450 cases and 12 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation.
The official Korean Central News Agency reported that more than 1.98 million people have become sick with feverish symptoms since late April, which are mostly believed to be coronavirus omicron variant infections.
The US is averaging about 300 COVID-19 deaths per day, compared with a peak of about 3,400 a day in January 2021.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), top officials, including the country's leader Kim Jong Un, held a crisis politburo meeting to discuss the outbreak and announced they would implement a "maximum emergency" virus control system.
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