Tag: Healthcare
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...
Vaccinate at least 70% of world population to end pandemic swiftly:...
The COVID-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European director warned, who also...
Can your morning cup of coffee tackle sleep deprivation? This is...
A new study done by scientists from the Michigan State University (MSU) assessed the effectiveness of caffeine in controlling the negative effects of sleep...
