NIV isolates monkeypox virus, paves way for vaccine, diagnostic kit

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune under the ICMR has isolated the monkeypox virus from the clinical specimen of a patient, which can pave the way for development of diagnostic kits......

Monkeypox case in Delhi takes India's tally to 4; govt holds high-level meet

A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel tested positive for monkeypox, taking India's tally of cases to four and prompting the Centre to hold a high-level review meeting on......

Monkeypox: Experts allay fears, say disease less contagious and rarely fatal

With the World Health Organisation declaring monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern and India reporting four cases of the disease, experts on Sunday said there is no......

Booster dose needed to fight against Omicron: Study

Neutralising antibody levels waned after six months in those who were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus with Covishield, Covaxin and a mix of both -- Covishield as the first dose and Covaxin......