Coronavirus

A vaccine works by mimicking a natural infection. A vaccine not only induces immune response to protect people from any future COVID-19 infection, but also helps quickly build herd immunity to put an end to the pandemic. Herd immunity occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population becomes immune to a disease, making the spread of disease from person to person unlikely. The good news is that SARS-CoV-2 virus has been fairly stable, which increases the viability of a vaccine. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus vaccine update: AstraZeneca-Oxford trials not paused in India, says Serum Institute

Vaccine development is a long, complex process. Unlike drugs that are given to people with a diseased, vaccines are given to healthy people and also vulnerable sections such as children, pregnant women and the elderly. So rigorous tests are compulsory. History says that the fastest time it took to develop a vaccine is five years, but it usually takes double or sometimes triple that time. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus wrap September 4 | Russian vaccine produces antibodies, says study; Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19

From China offering its experimental coronavirus vaccine candidates to aviation industry workers and early results of a Novavax candidate showing promise to Sanofi and its British peer GSK starting a clinical trial for a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, here are all the updates on COVID-19 vaccine and its development from around the world. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus vaccine update September 3 | Here are all the updates on COVID-19 vaccine from around the world

The Google Trends report for August 2020 shared with Moneycontrol via email states that the top trending search in India in August was “Pakistan vs England”, with a spike in interest over 5,000 percent. This was followed by the topic “Pranab Mukherjee”, which saw a search interest spike of over 4,000 percent after the former Indian President passed away on August 31. … [Read more...] about ‘Pakistan vs England’, ‘Pranab Mukherjee’, ‘Amit Shah coronavirus’ topped Google Trending search list in India for August 2020

Vaccine development is a long, complex process. Unlike drugs that are given to people with a diseased, vaccines are given to healthy people and also vulnerable sections such as children, pregnant women and the elderly. So rigorous tests are compulsory. History says that the fastest time it took to develop a vaccine is five years, but it usually takes double or sometimes triple that time. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic | 65 staffers of Haryana’s Sukhdev Dhaba test COVID-19 positive