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The one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine authorized in San Marino
New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) today announced the Russian one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by the Government of the Republic of San Marino.
Sputnik…
University of Auckland confirms campus vaccination policy
In a message to staff and students, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater said that consultation with students and staff and the development of a risk assessment framework had informed the decision, which she was confident had the…
Scientists invite young people and families to explore ‘our environment’ this weekend…
Oxford University researchers are issuing the invitation as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - the UK's biggest celebration of social science research.
Running over the weekend of 6-7 November at Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum,…
Britain has approved the use of Merck’s antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild…
London: The antiviral Lagevrio (molnupiravir) is safe and effective at reducing the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at increased risk of developing severe disease, the Medicines and…
Tiger Analytics partners with IIT Madras for comprehensive COVID-19 tracking
Chennai : Tiger Analytics, an AI & analytics consulting company, in collaboration with IIT-Madras and with the support of the Tamil Nadu Covid War Room today unveiled a uniquely expansive COVID-19 response dashboard that can help…
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 102.27 Cr
New Delhi: With the administration of 12,30,720 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 102.27 Cr (1,02,27,12,895) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through…
LumiraDx receives approval for its COVID-19 Antigen Test for use in India
London : Today, LumiraDx (Nasdaq: LMDX), a next-generation point of care diagnostics testing company announced it has received emergency use approval by India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for its SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test for…
UK completes over one million SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences
The UK has surpassed one million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences uploaded to the international Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) database, meaning UK represents 24% of all samples uploaded during the pandemic. The…
Parlatino reviews the situation of culture in the context of the pandemic of COVID-19
UNESCO responded to a request from the Committee on Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Communication of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) to present the situation of Culture in the context of COVID-19 pandemic…
Electricity consumption reveals proactive community response to COVID-19 progression
Successful mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic requires effecting massive behavioural change in individuals across the world. For policymakers to evaluate the success of public health interventions, the ability to accurately and quickly…