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How rapid tests changed the pandemic
Shawdesh DesK: Lateral flow tests are now part of life for much of the the UK. Billions of pounds of public money have been spent on test kits. Has itReadMore
Covaxin booster dose trial shows ‘long-term safety’: Bharat Biotech
Shawdesh desk: Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech said on Saturday (January 8) that its trials for Covaxin booster dose have shown ‘long-term safety’ with no serious adverse events. Bharat BiotechReadMore
WHO recommends 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients
Shawdesh desk: Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an officialReadMore
US authorizes Pfizer booster for kids as young as 12
Shawdesh desk: US health authorities on Monday approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster shot for children as young as 12, and reduced the wait time between initial vaccination and an extra doseReadMore
Hospitalisation risk from Omicron nearly one-third of Delta: Study
Shawdesh desk: The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than a million casesReadMore
Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022
Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread. DrReadMore
Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
Shawdesh Desk; Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)ReadMore
16 eye patients have free surgery at Bashundhara Eye Hospital
Shawdesh Desk: Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute on Thursday carried out free surgery on 16 cataract patients at the hospital at Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital. Dr FahadReadMore
