Covid 19

Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID vaccines hurt hearts and minds, says study

The study, conducted by Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN), specifically looked at adverse events following administration of the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID vaccines

Say No to Partying: Why Gen Z in the UK is ditching nightclubs

Close to 400 nightclubs in the United Kingdom have had to shut down since the pandemic. Experts say, stung by the cost of living crisis, Gen Z and millennials are cutting back on clubbing. What else is keeping the youngsters away from the dance floors?

China on verge of another Covid pandemic? Rebound expected in January with JN.1 sub-variant

Hospitals across China have been preparing for a potential surge in COVID-19 cases, with JN.1 highly likely to develop into the dominant variant in the country

Covid-19: India reports 441 fresh JN.1 cases; active caseload declines to 3,238

India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily cases and deaths reported during the Delta wave during April-June 2021. At its peak, 4,14,188 cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.

JN.1 COVID-19 India Update: 971 cases reported from 16 states, Madhya Pradesh sees first infection

In the last 24 hours, India recorded 609 new cases of COVID-19. According to the latest report by the Union health ministry, the country now has 3,368 active coronavirus cases

Vantage | How crime lords came to dominate Ecuador and why it matters

As Ecuador braces for a comprehensive campaign against gang violence, the potential fallout extends beyond its borders

Covid JN.1 India Update: 827 cases from 12 states; Maharashtra on top with 250; at least 150 in Pune alone

'Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the virus is still circulating, changing, and killing,' warned WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

China: Economic decline, COVID-19 may have reduced population in 2023

The population decline coincides with China's struggles with an aging population. By 2035, there will be more people over 60 than there are the population of United States, with the number of persons over 60 predicted to surpass 400 million. Currently, there are about 280 million people over 60

At US hospitals, mask mandates return as Covid-19, flu cases log spike

The most recent weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed there were over 29,000 hospitalizations from COVID-19 across the US from December 17-23, up more than 16% from the previous week. The CDC also reported over 14,700 flu hospitalizations in that same period

Covid-19: Kerala alone accounts for 146 out of 312 JN.1 detected in India so far

The INSACOG's data showed 279 Covid cases recorded in the country in December had the presence of JN.1, while 33 such cases were detected in November.