Anjali Kumari, IILM College of Engineering and Technology Longer gap (up to 45 weeks) between the Covid-19 vaccines may increase the immune response. According to a new study from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, it has been stated that a gap of up to 45 weeks between the first and second doses […]
Neha khan, Jamia Millia Islamia What is the alpha variant? The B.1.1.7 variant is known as the Alpha variant which was first found in India and had taken thousands of lives. This coronavirus variant is more infectious than other variants because it foils the innate immune system for a while till it replicates and finds […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College. It has been more than half a century that the Coronaviruses (CoVs) have been rampantly spreading across the globe. This has led to the current pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, which extends a momentum to be able to characterize the largely expressed protein, the Nucleocapsid (N) protein. This N protein is […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University SARS-CoV-2 vaccination data has proven to lower the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. However, this data severely lacks research among people suffering from immunodeficiency disorders, such as AIDS. In events of such opportunistic infections, where the human body is unable to produce the required immune response, the person is said […]
Souhrid Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that may cause mild to severe respiratory disorders including death. The term ‘Corona’ means crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus. Some of the examples of coronavirus are Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata With the COVID-19 vaccine doing its rounds thorough out the world, the chances of contracting other variants of the virus are rising rapidly. At present, the vaccine provides an 85-90% immunity from the initial virus but is not known to be immune against the mutated versions of the virus. […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata An autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the healthy cells of the body. Children with autoimmune diseases often require treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. So, in these patients, the efficacy and safety of vaccination, particularly the live attenuated vaccines remain a concern. As the live attenuated […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University, Kolkata. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine fails to prevent mild and moderate cases of the South African coronavirus strain. The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, which conducted the in which they stated that the vaccine provided minimal protection against mild-moderate COVID-19 infection. The data, which has not yet undergone peer review appeared to confirm the theoretical […]
-Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta Covaxin, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, has been a subject of criticism due to its approval for restricted emergency use despite hot having published any phase 3 efficacy data. However, until recently, Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin claimed that its vaccine potentially generated safety data with the robust immune response […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The Food and Drug Administration announced granted emergency use authorization to Moderna’s mRNA–1273, it’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in individuals 18 and older Friday night, the second vaccination against the coronavirus in the United States one week after the agency authorized a similar vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Moderna’s vaccine […]
