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Omicron evades vaccine, antibody therapies: Study

Omicron evades vaccine, antibody therapies: Study

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

Omicron can evade the immune protection conferred by COVID-19 vaccines and natural infection, according to a peer-reviewed study which also suggests that the new variant of coronavirus is completely resistant to antibody therapies in use today.

Remembering Asia's battle with AIDS

Remembering Asia's battle with AIDS

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

In New York State, there were 112,308 people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005. Asian and Pacific Islanders represent one per cent of this population.