Antibody Can Neutralize Zika and Dengue Viruses Researchers found that the same type of antibody can neutralize Zika and dengue viruses in two different ways — one where it binds to the virus and deactivates it , which is the traditional way we think about antibody activity, and the other where it burrows in and distorts the virus.
The Biocon chief added that added that hospitals are “more prepared this time” and Delta is also not as big a worry as we now know how to deal with it
These neurological events occur several days after severe head trauma and may be responsible for inducing brain damage
Israel's national health providers began administering fourth vaccine shots against COVID-19 on Friday to individuals with compromised immune systems.
There were 524 people in hospitals, including 55 in intensive care.
More than 1,000 people in France with the virus died over the past week, bringing the country’s overall death toll to more than 122,000.
Pfizer’s pill, Paxlovid, is likely to become the first-choice treatment against the virus, thanks to its superior benefits and milder side effects.
South Africa has been at the forefront of the omicron wave and the world is watching for any signs of how it may play out there to try to understand what may be in store.
The expired doses — numbering 1,066,214 — were destroyed on Wednesday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, a week after the nation said it will no longer accept donated COVID-19 vaccines with short shelf lives.
There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday.
Many governments in Europe and the U.S. are confronting similar dilemmas over how hard to come down in the face of omicron, which appears more transmissible than the previous delta variant that itself led to surges in many parts of the world.
