WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Gabrisus warned that another epidemic is unavoidable, stating that it is “not a theoretical risk, but is the certainty of an epidemic science.” Talking about again, he emphasized that the next global health crisis can strike at any time, whether in 20 years or tomorrow. Ghebreyesus emphasized the importance of … Read more
New Delhi: American journalist Megyn Kelly has claimed that she developed an “autoimmune condition” after taking two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and a follow-up booster in 2021. In her podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, the 54-year-old spoke with Dr Aseem Malhotra and shared her COVID-19 vaccine experience. “I wish I hadn’t done it, … Read more
A new study has claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine may have led to a condition referred to as “post-vaccination syndrome” (PVS) in some people. Little is known about the condition and its biological underpinnings but the study, published by Yale University highlighted that those suffering from it exhibited symptoms such as exercise intolerance, excessive fatigue, … Read more
Beijing: A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said. The study was led by Shi Zhengli, Chinese virologist from the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), where the … Read more
Beijing: A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported. The virus does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2 does, the Chinese researchers reported in … Read more
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli, the famed scientist known as “Batwoman” … Read more
A 95-year-old woman, who survived some of history’s most catastrophic events, died last week after she was hit by a vehicle in Brooklyn, New York, the Gothamist reported. Mayya Gil survived the Nazis’ invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster, and COVID-19. On Thursday, Ms Gil, accompanied by her home health aide, was crossing the street … Read more
New York: The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The agency had for years said it could not conclude whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab incident or it originated in nature. … Read more
New Delhi: Women might be at a 31 per cent higher risk of developing long Covid compared to men, with those aged 40-55 years likely to be at most risk, a study has found. Among the women aged 40-55 years, the risk of long Covid was found to be even higher — 42 per cent … Read more