Third jab can give 88% protection against Omicron: UK studies

A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine can provide up to 88 per cent protection against hospitalisation from infection by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to early results from studies......

Private funeral service for Pandit Ravi Shankar on Sunday

The funeral service for legendary sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar will be held on Sunday near his home in Encinitas in San Diego, California. Ravi Shankar passed away on December 11 near his......

'Everybody's going to get infected'

'In the likelihood that Omicron is circulating, you have a much greater chance of getting infected now, than you did during the Age of Delta.' IMAGE: A medic administers a dose of the COVID-19......

New Covid lineage identified, 2nd in India after 'double mutant' virus

A new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus linked with high infectivity and immune escape mutation has been identified in India, but there is no evidence yet that it is driving the Covid surge either in......