After a reporter questioned the origins of the COVID-19 virus, chaos broke out at Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci’s final press conference at the White House. When a reporter from the New York Post (NYP), Diana Glebova, attempted to question Fauci about what he had personally done to look into the virus’s origins on Tuesday, […]

The White House informed on Thursday that Joe Biden will host K-pop stars BTS at the White House. President Biden will welcome the group on Tuesday, May 31. There has been a surge in hate crimes against Asians. Hence, the motive of meeting the band is to “discuss Asian inclusion and representation and to address […]

Washington [US], March 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States could face more COVID-19 lockdowns if cases go up once again due to the latest variant, even as the most cautious begin to shrug off their virus fears once-and-for-all, British paper Daily Mail has reported, citing the top U.S. infectious-disease expert.

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Centre is considering a Covid vaccine booster shot for all those above 18 years in view of a surge in coronavirus infections in parts of the world and also to ease difficulties faced during international travel sources said on Monday Currently healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years are being administered the precaution doses of Covid vaccine All people above 60 years have become eligible for this dose after the Union Health Ministry removed the co-morbidity clause recently The prioritisation and sequencing of the dose is based on completion of nine months or 39 weeks from the date of administration of the second dose The government is considering a booster dose of Covid vaccine for all those above 18 years in view of a surge in infections in parts of the world and to ease difficulties faced during international travel a source said Amid a growing chorus for booster doses by several states Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha and asked the government to come out with clear guidelines for boosters for those under 60 years noting that several countries are imposing strict conditions for foreign travellers Chaturvedi said several countries want that the second shot of the Covid vaccine should have been taken within a certain time frame failing which the vaccination certificate will not be considered valid In many European countries she said vaccines are considered valid only for 270 days If travellers got their last vaccine shot in April 2021 they cannot enter many EU countries without a valid Covid test Hence Indians finally looking forward to travelling abroad are now left in a lurch due to the absence of clear guidelines regarding the need for the third additional dose to travel abroad The present situation regarding the travel and vaccination causes of perplexing situation for Indians she said during Zero Hour India now has a surplus of vaccines yet there is no clear guideline to vaccinate people below 60 years for those who are seeking a booster dose for travel purposes or for safety purposes the Rajya Sabha MP added White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci meanwhile said that vaccines and booster shots remain the best means to prevent serious illness from the virus Fauci also warned that a highly contagious sub-variant of Omicron variant of COVID-19 known as BA2 could soon lead to another uptick in coronavirus cases in the US The US top infectious disease expert said the sub-variant is estimated to account for around 30 per cent of all new cases in the US and is also the most dominant variant in the country Fauci said BA2 is about 60 per cent more transmissible than Omicron but it does not appear to be more severe It does have an increased transmission capability Fauci said on Sunday on ABCs This Week However when you look at the cases they do not appear to be any more severe and they do not appear to evade immune responses either from vaccines or prior infections he explained The variant has already caused a surge in cases in China and parts of Europe India began administering precaution doses of the Covid vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with co-morbidities from January 10 this year Since January 10 more than 217 crore precaution doses have been administered to the identified categories of beneficiaries so far COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 12-14 years began on March 16 this year The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 2021 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2 last year The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions India launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1 2021 The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1 2021 The next phase of Covid vaccination commenced from January 3 this year for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years PTI PLB NKD MJH VM ZH GSN GSN GSN

Singapore, February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said there is no perfect solution to the need of protecting U.S. citizens from COVID-19 infection amid growing fatigue with the pandemic.

Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): As Omicron spreads like wildfire across the world, White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci has said although the COVID-19 variant will likely infect most people but vaccinated people will still fare better.

Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 60 million on Sunday and has killed at least 837,594 people in the US since January 2020, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.

Washington [US] December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases involving the coronavirus Omicron variant will likely peak by the end of January, presidential medical adviser Anthony Fauci said.

As the White House strives to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the United States, New York is witnessing a four times higher increase in hospitalisation due to COVID-19 among children. The New York State Department of Health has handed out a notification about “an increase in pediatric hospitalizations associated with […]

New Delhi: A consortium of 28 laboratories to monitor genomic variations in coronavirus has recommended the centre to consider COVID-19 booster dose for those who are 40 years and older amid the threat of Omicron, a new variant of concern. India has reported two cases of Omicron infection. “Vaccination of all remaining unvaccinated at-risk people and consideration of a booster dose for those 40 years of age and over, first targeting the most high-risk and high-exposure may be considered, since low levels of neutralising antibodies from current vaccines are unlikely to be sufficient to neutralise Omicron, although risk of severe disease is still likely to be reduced,” INSACOG said in its weekly bulletin.