by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 31, 2021 | Health and Medicine
The idea of heterologous boosting or mixing of vaccines first appeared in Europe, when the AstraZeneca vaccine caused blood clotting in a few people. As a result, many countries recommended a second dose with a different platform (technology) for the young people....
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 31, 2021 | Health and Medicine
A new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at Clinical Center (CC), the US National Eye Institute (NEI), and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), US....
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 24, 2021 | Health and Medicine
As per the guidelines of the health ministry of India, pregnant women are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, at any stage of pregnancy. The guidelines, detailing the risks from COVID-19 infection in pregnancy, the benefits of vaccination, and the likely...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 10, 2021 | Health and Medicine
In July 2021, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitender Singh, announced that the government would install Ultraviolet-C or UV-C disinfection technology in Parliament to mitigate the possibility of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 18, 2021 | Health and Medicine
As the country battles the deadly second wave of coronavirus, several thousand cases of fungal co-infections have been reported in COVID-19 patients: Throughout the country, infections of black fungus or mucormycosis, white fungus, yellow fungus, and green fungus are...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 5, 2021 | Health and Medicine
Towards the end of the year 2020, avian influenza (AI) or bird flu was reported from many states in India. The latest bird flu outbreak in poultry and wild birds has spanned over many states and union territories in India, from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Kerala...
