Immunity

A fourth dose of Covid-19 booster vaccine of the Pfizer or Moderna is safe and boosts antibody levels, even higher than that of a third shot, as per the latest results from a countrywide study in the UK. The researchers said that fourth doses of coronavirus jabs have been offered as a spring booster for those most vulnerable in Britain. This has been a precautionary strategy to maintain high levels of immunity prior to the study data being available, they added. The study,…

Ayurveda has always been significant to Indian household as an everyday remedy to maintain good health. Though ayurvedic medicinal practice can not be a substitute for the Covid-19 vaccines and medicines, the herbs and spices have immense benefits for a human body. When the Covid-19 pandemic first broke in India, almost every household smelt of ‘Kada’ the ayurvedic tonic comprising a number of herbs and spices. Having  apiece of ginger in the morning to drinking herbal tea to beat common cold, Ayurvedic…

New omicron sublineages, discovered by South African scientists this month, are likely able to evade vaccines and natural immunity from prior infections, the head of gene sequencing units that produced a study on the strains said, according to Bloomberg report. It is important to note that the BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages appear to be more infectious than the earlier BA.2 lineage, which itself was more infectious than the original omicron variant, Tulio de Oliveira, the head of the…