Omicron may trigger 3rd wave, could peak by February 3: IIT-K study

HYDERABAD: Researchers at IIT Kanpur have predicted that a third wave, which may be triggered by the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, may peak in India by February 3. “Following the trends around the world, this project report forecasts India’s third wave to start around mid-December and peak in the beginning of February,” the…Continue Reading

Trigger of rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca Covid vaccine found

Washington: Scientists have found a possible trigger behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, an advance that may help design new and improved preventives against the viral disease. An international team of researchers investigated vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS),…Continue Reading