Tag: Healthcare
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune from third shot; Study
A delayed second or third dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can produce a strong immune response against COVID-19, researchers said, adding that there was...
Lack of COVID-19 vaccine in poorer countries marks global community’s failure;...
Wealthy countries are now opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries around...
Oman speeds up COVID-19 vaccination campaigns with fresh supplies
The Sultanate of Oman is accelerating its COVID-19 inoculation campaigns with new vaccine supplies as the country was the slowest in terms of rollout...
Common cold virus may protect you from COVID-19 infection; Study
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine found that exposure to the virus that causes the common cold can give protection...
Amazon’s COVID-19 test kit available online to consumers
The American multinational technology company Amazon has started to sell its own COVID-19 test kit directly to customers, alongside a consumer diagnostics website where...
AstraZeneca’s antibody treatment fails to prevent COVID-19 in exposed people
The UK-based multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s late-stage trial failed to provide evidence that its COVID-19 antibody therapy protected people who had contact with an...
After Sophia, Hanson Robotics is set to bring out ‘Grace’ a...
Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, the developers of the celebrity humanoid robot Sophia, is launching a new prototype, Grace, designed to interact with the elderly...
After first infection, risk of getting COVID-19 falls for up to...
Previous COVID-19 infection will considerably lower the risk of being infected with SARS-COV-2 again for up to 10 months, according to a study of...
