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Smartwatch Data Shows COVID Booster Dose Safe for Heart: Lancet Study
The booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that monitored heart measures through smartwatches. Researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches.
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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New Intranasal Anti-Viral Treatment May Block Covid Transmission: Report
Researchers have developed an intranasal anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 that decreases the amount of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected animals and limits transmission of the virus.
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European Anti-Vaccination Group Tests Limits of Platforms' Disinformation Checks
Researchers have uncovered evidence of anti-vaccine groups thriving on Facebook and other social media platforms, as the tech industry struggles to keep disinformation in check. Law enforcement and extremism researchers say there’s evidence that far-right groups are using scepticism about COVID-19 and vaccines to expand their reach.
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Rapid Testing In Kids To Catching Covid Via Breastmilk: What Studies Say
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.
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Covishield-Covaxin Mix Gives Results, Says Medical Body, Seeks More Study
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed in its study that the combination of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, the two main vaccines of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, conducted on 18 people, has elicited better safety results.
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Risk Of Vaccine-Resistant Variants Increases With Vaccine Coverage? Study Answers
Relaxing restrictions like mask-wearing and social distancing when most people have been vaccinated greatly increases the risk of vaccine-resistant variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, new research showed on Friday.
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Microsoft Detects COVID-19 Vaccine Work Hacking Attempts by Russia, North Korea
Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.
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Chinese Cybercriminals Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Research, Hacked Several Firms, Defence Contractors: US
Two Chinese cybercriminals have been indicted by the US Justice Department for trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the US and abroad, including defence contractors.
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US to Announce Chinese Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Research: Report
"These actors have been observed attempting to identify and obtain valuable intellectual property and public health data," a draft of the warning says, according to the official quoted by The Washington Post.
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Won't Recommend BCG Vaccine Without Definitive Results: Research Body ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) won't recommend the BCG vaccine even to the healthcare workers till it doesn't get any definitive results, agency's chief scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said on Friday.
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
Virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five in the country. Ms Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19.
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Smartwatch Data Shows COVID Booster Dose Safe for Heart: Lancet Study
The booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that monitored heart measures through smartwatches. Researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches.
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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New Intranasal Anti-Viral Treatment May Block Covid Transmission: Report
Researchers have developed an intranasal anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 that decreases the amount of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected animals and limits transmission of the virus.
-
European Anti-Vaccination Group Tests Limits of Platforms' Disinformation Checks
Researchers have uncovered evidence of anti-vaccine groups thriving on Facebook and other social media platforms, as the tech industry struggles to keep disinformation in check. Law enforcement and extremism researchers say there’s evidence that far-right groups are using scepticism about COVID-19 and vaccines to expand their reach.
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Rapid Testing In Kids To Catching Covid Via Breastmilk: What Studies Say
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.
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Covishield-Covaxin Mix Gives Results, Says Medical Body, Seeks More Study
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed in its study that the combination of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, the two main vaccines of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, conducted on 18 people, has elicited better safety results.
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Risk Of Vaccine-Resistant Variants Increases With Vaccine Coverage? Study Answers
Relaxing restrictions like mask-wearing and social distancing when most people have been vaccinated greatly increases the risk of vaccine-resistant variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, new research showed on Friday.
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Microsoft Detects COVID-19 Vaccine Work Hacking Attempts by Russia, North Korea
Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.
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Chinese Cybercriminals Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Research, Hacked Several Firms, Defence Contractors: US
Two Chinese cybercriminals have been indicted by the US Justice Department for trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the US and abroad, including defence contractors.
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US to Announce Chinese Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Research: Report
"These actors have been observed attempting to identify and obtain valuable intellectual property and public health data," a draft of the warning says, according to the official quoted by The Washington Post.
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Won't Recommend BCG Vaccine Without Definitive Results: Research Body ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) won't recommend the BCG vaccine even to the healthcare workers till it doesn't get any definitive results, agency's chief scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said on Friday.
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
Virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five in the country. Ms Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19.
