Accelerating covid surge points to urgent need for booster shots
Posted on 15 Apr 2023
WE must remember the world is still not free from the clutches of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Debananda S Ningthoujam
The author teaches and studies microbial biochemistry and biotechnology at Manipur University
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Sustainable Development in 21st Century: The Role of Learning Cities
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Today, over 3.5 billion people live in cities. This figure is projected to rise to almost 5 billion by 2030. In view of it, in what way can our cities fulfill the SDGs, especially SDG4?
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China Covid scenario shows urgent need to enhance protection from the possible rise of new Covid variants with booster shots of Covid vaccine in India.
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World Diabetes Day 2022: Know all about diabetes- its causes, risks, complications and prevention strategies
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This World Diabetes Day 2022, spread the awareness about diabetes: causes, risks, complications and prevention strategies.
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Cardiac arrest and heart attack are two different things. In the former, there is abrupt loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness while in the latter, a coronary artery gets blocked and your heart muscles don’t get enough blood supply to function properly.
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