Month: May 2021

In a new study, scientists at Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology have found that Covaxin is effective against the Brazil variant (B.1.128.2). This comes close on the heels of their recent study that had also suggested that Covaxin was effective against both the UK variant and Indian (double mutant) variant B.1.617. Presently, India is using two Covid 19 vaccines, Covaxin by Bharat Biotech and Covishield by Serum Institute of India, to vaccinate people across the country. There is evidence suggesting that the country’s indigenous Covid-19 jab Covaxin is proving to be effective against some variants. Dr Anthony Fauci, who is US President Joe Biden’s chief adviser on the Covid pandemic, quoted the recent Phase 3 clinical trials of ...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 403 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday and five new deaths.The number of Mainers who have died with COVID-19 is now 789. Kennebec and Sagadahoc counties each reported two new deaths, while Penobscot County reported one new death.Four of the people who died were women while one was a man. Two people were in their 70s while the other three were 80 or older, the CDC said. The CDC said the deaths reported Saturday occurred between April 17 and April 27 and were discovered through a review of vital records.The 403 additional cases bring the total since the beginning of the outbreak in Maine to 61,616.The Maine CDC said 521,043 Mainers, or 38.76% of the population, have received their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.MAINE...

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Serious cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger. Tempura/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tempura/Getty Images Serious cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger. Tempura/Getty Images After spending much of the past year tending to elderly patients, doctors are seeing a clear demographic shift: young...