Researchers update the composition of influenza vaccines every six months to match the strains of the virus that are circulating in the wild, so that the shots may provide protective immunity against the flu. But despite their best efforts, researchers rarely perfectly match the strains loaded in the vaccine with the strains circulating by the time …
02 Jan 2024, 05:22 PM IST 312 Covid sub-variant JN.1 cases detected in country A total of 312 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with about 47 per cent of them recorded in Kerala, according to the INSACOG’s data updated on Tuesday. Ten states and Union territories have …
01 Jan 2024, 01:06 PM IST Kerala’s weekly COVID-19 cases drop by 24% Covid Cases India Live Updates: Kerala reported 2,282 new COVID cases during last week, marking a 24% decrease from the week before when the tally of reported cases was 3,018. This suggests that the surge may have already peaked after lasting for …
29 Dec 2023, 09:06 PM IST Covid-19 cases in India LIVE: JN.1 variant more transmissible, more infectious, says ex-ICMR DG Covid-19 cases in India LIVE: Stating that JN.1 COVID variant is more transmissible and more infectious, ex-ICMR DGDr Soumya Swaminathan said, as quoted by news agency ANI, “”It belongs to the same Omicron family, but …
Covid news LIVE updates: Covid 19 cases in India have started increasing once again. Along with this, the threat of JN.1 sub-variant is also being seen with its first case reported in Kerala. JN.1 is a descendant of the “pirola” variant BA 2.86, which by itself is an Omicron subvariant. JN.1 has an additional mutation …
22 Dec 2023, 10:08 AM IST Covid news LIVE: Isolation ward, other arrangements tightened at Dehradun’s hospital After cases of a new variant of Corona were found in many states including Kerala, isolation wards and other arrangements have been tightened at the Government hospital of Doon Medical College in Uttarakhand. At present 5893 oxygen support …
Bengaluru News Today Live Updates: (December 18): The Karnataka government today made the use of face masks mandatory for those who are above 60 years of age as well as people who suffer from health conditions such as heart ailments and breathing issues. After a case of subvariant JN.1 was reported in neighbouring Kerala, State health …