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Breakthrough COVID infections in Odisha: Here’s what top official says

Sambad English Bureau Jun 25, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Amidst reports of COVID-19 infection and severity among fully vaccinated people, a top health official in Odisha said that a panel is studying the incidence of breakthrough COVID-19. "A technical committee constituted by the…

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Decoded: How antibodies neutralise COVID infection

Sambad English Bureau May 5, 2021

New York: US researchers have found how antibodies produced in people who effectively fight off SARS-CoV-2 work to neutralise the part of the virus responsible for causing Covid infection. The team from the University of Texas at Austin…

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Decoded: How different immune cells respond to Covid infection

Sambad English Bureau Apr 21, 2021

London: Researchers have identified differences in the immune response to Covid-19, between people with no symptoms, compared to those suffering a more serious reaction to the virus. The differences could help explain serious lung…

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Women in 3rd trimester unlikely to pass Covid infection to newborns

Sambad English Bureau Dec 24, 2020

Washington: Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, according to a new study. The study, funded by the US National…

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Doctor warns of damage to heart from COVID infection

Sambad English Bureau Sep 24, 2020

New Delhi: Even as preliminary studies indicate that COVID-19 may increase the chances of cardiac arrest in patients with underlying heart issues, a doctor at a private hospital in Delhi has cautioned that the coronavirus infection could…