Health

Oxford comes up with first corona vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: The people of the whole world are lucky to have a vaccine against the deadly Covid-19 by the grace of Oxford University scientists. The coronavirus cases have surged

India’s first homegrown pneumonia vaccine gets approval

Shawdesh desk: India’s first fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia has got approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), according to the health mininstry. With the help of

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

Shawdesh Desk: Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother. The baby boy,

Aussie COVID-19 vaccine begins human trials

Shawdesh desk: A COVID-19 vaccine under development by Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) has commenced human trials, officials announced Monday. Phase 1 of the trial will involve around 120 volunteers

Russian university successfully completes trials of world’s 1st Covid-19 vaccine

Shawdesh desk: The clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has been successfully completed, Vadim Tarasov, the director of the

Full coronavirus vaccine unlikely by next year: expert

Shawdesh Desk: There is little chance of a 100-percent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously. “A vaccine

China’s Zhifei starts Phase II trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of China’s Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products has moved into Phase II human trials, the company said on Friday, less than

2 new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS

Shawdesh Desk: Two new dengue cases were reported in the country on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to a daily update from DGHS, two