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New single dose vaccine shows protection against COVID-19: Study

on: December 02, 2020In: Latest News, Science n TechTags:

London: Scientists have developed a new vaccine candidate against COVID-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, a single dose of which protects hamsters and monkeys from infection with the SAR... Read more

UK first country to approve Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, rollout in days

on: December 02, 2020In: Latest News, Lifestyle, Science n Tech, WorldTags:

London: The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly novel coronavirus from a... Read more

Two brothers among 3 held for duping people with promise of Govt jobs

on: November 17, 2020In: Crime Watch, Jammu, Science n Tech, Top StoriesTags:

STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Three men, including two brothers, were arrested here on Monday for allegedly duping people on the pretext of arranging government jobs and driving licenses besides i... Read more

First batch of Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in Kanpur medical college for Phase 2, 3 trials

on: November 15, 2020In: India, Latest News, Science n TechTags:

Kanpur: The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is likely to reach Kanpur’s Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College by next week wherein the vaccine’s P... Read more

India launches earth observation satellite, 9 other spacecraft in first mission of 2020

on: November 08, 2020In: India, Science n Tech, Top StoriesTags:

STATE TIMES NEWS Sriharikota, (AP): India successfully launched its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine international customer spacecraft on board a Polar rocket from the spac... Read more

WhatsApp starts payment service in India

on: November 06, 2020In: India, Latest News, Science n TechTags:

New Delhi: WhatsApp on Friday said it is rolling out its payments services in India after receiving nod from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In 2018, the Facebook-owned co... Read more

Scientists identify COVID-19 patients who recover quickly, sustain antibodies

on: November 04, 2020In: Latest News, Science n Tech, WorldTags:

Boston: Researchers have found that a subset of COVID-19 patients who recover faster have a persistent antibody response against the novel coronavirus, an advance which sheds more light on t... Read more

Antibodies against coronavirus detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset, says study

on: October 24, 2020In: Latest News, Science n Tech, WorldTags:

London: Antibodies against the novel coronavirus follow a classic pattern with a rapid increase within the first three weeks after symptoms, and detectable up to seven months post contractin... Read more

NASA spacecraft touches down on asteroid Bennu, collects rock samples

on: October 21, 2020In: Latest News, Science n TechTags:

Washington: After a four-year-long journey, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down on the rugged surface of asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, and unfurled its robotic arm to c... Read more

Age may not contribute to COVID-19 infection risk: Study

on: October 13, 2020In: India, Latest News, Science n TechTags:

New Delhi: The age of a person may not decide how likely they are infected by SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, according to a study which found that development of symptoms, severity of th... Read more