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Indian-Origin Epidemiologist Gets Key Role At US Centers For Disease Control
Nirav D Shah, an Indian-origin epidemiologist, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making him the second-in-command at the national public health agency.
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China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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"3 Waves For About 3 Months": Covid Expert On China's Winter Explosion
Is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management as the cases continue to increase in China? Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during winter.
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"Thermonuclear Bad": Expert Says 60% Of China May Get Infected In 3 Months
After the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, China is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Hospitals are completely overwhelmed in China, reported Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist.
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A Generation Of Children Will Be Left Behind: Manish Sisodia On Delhi Schools Reopening
Mr Sisodia's comments came following a meeting with delegation of parents led by Chandrakant Lahariya, an epidemiologist and public policy specialist.
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Covid Heading Towards Endemic Stage, Says Top Doctor At AIIMS
A senior epidemiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Sunday said SARS-CoV-2 which is commonly known as COVID-19 is heading towards an endemic stage.
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"Omicron Not Common Cold": Centre Counters Its Epidemiologist
Omicron is not common cold and it is a misconception that is spreading, the government's top Covid adviser VK Paul said Wednesday, a day after an expert called Omicron infections as mild as a cold and said everybody would likely catch it.
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Actual Omicron Cases Could Be 60-90 Times As Reported: Top Expert To NDTV
"After the Delta wave, the surge is Omicron all the way whether you do the testing or confirm it, here's no need for confirmation," said epidemiologist Dr. Jaiprakash Muliyil.
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Centre's Decision To Vaccinate Children "Unscientific": Senior AIIMS Epidemiologist
A senior epidemiologist at AIIMS who is the principal investigator of Covaxin trials for adults and children at the institute on Sunday termed the Centre's decision to vaccinate children against Covid "unscientific".
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UK Omicron Spread May Be Faster Than In South Africa
The omicron strain may be spreading faster in England than in South Africa, with U.K. cases of the variant possibly topping 60,000 a day by Christmas, according to epidemiologist John Edmunds.
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South Africa Could Top 10,000 Daily Covid Cases This Week: Epidemiologist
The newly-discovered 'Omicron' variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa's coronavirus cases that could see daily infections treble this week, a top epidemiologist warned Monday.
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Indian Epidemiologist In Advisory Group For Origins Of Covid-Like Pathogens
Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, a leading Indian epidemiologist, has been named to an expert group launched by the WHO that will examine origins of emerging and re-emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential, including SARS-CoV-2.
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Don't Get Carried Away With Falling Covid Cases, Says UK PM Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that people should not get carried away by six days of better COVID-19 infection data, while one of the country's top epidemiologists said the end of the pandemic could be just months away.
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When Covid Is Same As "Flu Season": Pandemic Enters New Era
After more than a year of obsessively tracking Covid-19 case numbers, epidemiologists are starting to shift focus to other measures as the next stage of the pandemic emerges.
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Delta Variant Believed To Have 60% Transmission Advantage: UK Epidemiologist
The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a prominent UK epidemiologist said on Wednesday.
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Indian-Origin Epidemiologist Gets Key Role At US Centers For Disease Control
Nirav D Shah, an Indian-origin epidemiologist, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making him the second-in-command at the national public health agency.
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China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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"3 Waves For About 3 Months": Covid Expert On China's Winter Explosion
Is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management as the cases continue to increase in China? Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during winter.
-
"Thermonuclear Bad": Expert Says 60% Of China May Get Infected In 3 Months
After the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, China is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Hospitals are completely overwhelmed in China, reported Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist.
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A Generation Of Children Will Be Left Behind: Manish Sisodia On Delhi Schools Reopening
Mr Sisodia's comments came following a meeting with delegation of parents led by Chandrakant Lahariya, an epidemiologist and public policy specialist.
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Covid Heading Towards Endemic Stage, Says Top Doctor At AIIMS
A senior epidemiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Sunday said SARS-CoV-2 which is commonly known as COVID-19 is heading towards an endemic stage.
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"Omicron Not Common Cold": Centre Counters Its Epidemiologist
Omicron is not common cold and it is a misconception that is spreading, the government's top Covid adviser VK Paul said Wednesday, a day after an expert called Omicron infections as mild as a cold and said everybody would likely catch it.
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Actual Omicron Cases Could Be 60-90 Times As Reported: Top Expert To NDTV
"After the Delta wave, the surge is Omicron all the way whether you do the testing or confirm it, here's no need for confirmation," said epidemiologist Dr. Jaiprakash Muliyil.
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Centre's Decision To Vaccinate Children "Unscientific": Senior AIIMS Epidemiologist
A senior epidemiologist at AIIMS who is the principal investigator of Covaxin trials for adults and children at the institute on Sunday termed the Centre's decision to vaccinate children against Covid "unscientific".
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UK Omicron Spread May Be Faster Than In South Africa
The omicron strain may be spreading faster in England than in South Africa, with U.K. cases of the variant possibly topping 60,000 a day by Christmas, according to epidemiologist John Edmunds.
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South Africa Could Top 10,000 Daily Covid Cases This Week: Epidemiologist
The newly-discovered 'Omicron' variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa's coronavirus cases that could see daily infections treble this week, a top epidemiologist warned Monday.
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Indian Epidemiologist In Advisory Group For Origins Of Covid-Like Pathogens
Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, a leading Indian epidemiologist, has been named to an expert group launched by the WHO that will examine origins of emerging and re-emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential, including SARS-CoV-2.
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Don't Get Carried Away With Falling Covid Cases, Says UK PM Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that people should not get carried away by six days of better COVID-19 infection data, while one of the country's top epidemiologists said the end of the pandemic could be just months away.
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When Covid Is Same As "Flu Season": Pandemic Enters New Era
After more than a year of obsessively tracking Covid-19 case numbers, epidemiologists are starting to shift focus to other measures as the next stage of the pandemic emerges.
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Delta Variant Believed To Have 60% Transmission Advantage: UK Epidemiologist
The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a prominent UK epidemiologist said on Wednesday.
