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Obesity and diabetes increase the risk of death from Covid-19

Young adults with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) generally have mild symptoms, but the risks of complications and death increase significantly for people under 35 with obesity, hypertension and diabetes, according to new research. An analysis of the clinical profiles of 3,222 young adults (18 to 34 years old; mean age …

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Covaxin Update: Bharat Biotech’s Covid Vaccine Generated a “Robust Immune Response” in Animals | India News

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-based leading vaccine Bharat Biotech has announced that its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, during its tests on animal rhesus macaques, has developed a “robust immune response” to the highly infectious coronavirus, “preventing infections and diseases in primates after large amounts of exposure to the live SARS-CoV-2 virus ”. …

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Assam’s Minister of Health, Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma said the COVID-19 situation in the state is cause for concern Guwahati: The Assam government has asked the center to administer the coronavirus vaccine in the stage 2 trials to front-line health workers if the efficacy of the vaccine is established. Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa …

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