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30 cases of blood clots in UK after AstraZeneca vaccine jab against Covid-19
Earlier in mid-March, the country had reported about only five thrombosis cases following usage of AstraZeneca vaccines, the agency further said.
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) committee, a couple of weeks earlier, had announced that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is “safe and effective” against Covid-19.
Experts disapprove using Chinese vaccine Sinopharm on Sri Lankans: Report
“We are also aware that in their report dated March 17, 2021, that the panel concluded that there is insufficient data provided to make a determination on the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of the Sinopharm vaccine. This observation was made after reviewing all data made available by the manufacturer of the vaccine. It was accordingly concluded that the Sinopharm vaccine should not be used in Sri Lanka under the present circumstances,” the statement read.
Study finds new risk factors linked to increased risk of Covid-19 infection
“Certain baseline cardiometabolic factors appear to either protect a person from Covid-19 infection while others make a person more vulnerable to infection,” said study author Charles Hong, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and director of cardiology research at the University of Medicine School of Medicine.
Two +ve tests at interval of 102 days with one -ve defined as SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: ICMR study
Currently, there is no consensus regarding the working definition of re-infection, based only on epidemiological features; a resource intensive method like whole genome sequencing being the only confirmation.
Cybercriminals using online gaming to target kids
Online gaming also exposes children to sexual predators, and serves as “gateway drugs” into online pornography, said the report titled, “Online Gaming- Issues, Challenges And Recommendations For End Users, Parents and Government Regulations”.
Cybercriminal hacks vaccine marketplace, makes over $752K
The researchers found that the dark net advertisements for Covid-19 vaccines have increased by over 300 per cent in the past three months.
The Covid vaccine sellers are majorly based in the US and European countries including Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
India’s daily coronavirus infections almost touch 90,000
Eight states witnessed a steep rise in daily new COVID-19 cases and accounted for 81.42 per cent of the infections reported on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said.
These eight states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.
Global chip supply chain increasingly vulnerable to massive disruption: Study
The report comes amid a global chip shortage that started with overbooked factories in Taiwan late last year, but has since been exacerbated by a fire at a plant in Japan, a freeze that knocked out electricity in the U.S. state of Texas and a worsening drought in Taiwan this year. The shortage has idled some production lines at automobile factories in the United States, Europe and Asia.
US looks to keep critical sectors safe from cyberattacks
“Our aim is to ensure that control systems serving 50,000 or more Americans have the core technology to detect and block malicious cyber activity,” Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviserShe said the administration has identified five specific modernization efforts as a result of its review of how the SolarWinds hack happened, including using technology that continuously monitors for malicious activity and requiring greater use of multi-factor authentication so systems can’t be accessed with a stolen password alone.
That threat to critical infrastructure was laid bare in February after a hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city raised alarms about how vulnerable the nation’s utilities may be to attacks by more sophisticated intruders.
US: Johnson & Johnson begins testing Covid-19 vaccines on teenagers
The study is testing the safety and efficacy of both one-dose and two-dose regimens of the vaccine, with the two-dose regimens being studied at intervals of one, two and three months after the first shot.