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While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the general, unchecked use of Ivermectin, a study published in the American Journal of Therapeutics has said that regular use of the drug may significantly reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19.
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Regular use of the oral antiparasitic drug ivermectin may significantly reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a review of available data by researchers who claim the medicine can help end the pandemic.(Representative Image)
The Goa administration on Monday cleared a new Covid-19 treatmen regime- that recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, in order to prevent fatal viral fever, which accompanies a Covid 19 infection. Ivermectin is an oral drug is used as a prescription medication to treat parasitic infections.
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Coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna appeared to remain effective against a subtype of the Indian virus variant, according to early findings presented Tuesday from researchers at Emory University.
The findings, posted to bioRxiv late Monday ahead of peer review, suggested the B.1.617.1 variant dealt an approximate seven-fold reduction in protection from prior infection and vaccination. However, the majority of blood samples from prior infection and all samples from vaccinated individuals appeared to remain effective at blocking the variant.
The team of researchers tested two dozen blood samples from previously infected individuals, and samples from 10 individuals who received Pfizer’s two-dose shot, and 15 samples from people who received Moderna’s two-dose shot. The study found that 79% of samples from previously infected individuals, and all blood samples from vaccinated in
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Leading health experts have conflicting views on whether it is the right move to strip pharmaceutical companies of the intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. While the World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed the decision by the US on Wednesday to waive its IP rights - calling it a “watershed moment” - some scientists warn the move could backfire. Dr Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has pushed back against the global calls, warning it may not be the best way to actually improve vaccine access. In an interview this week Dr Fauci, the head of the US’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he was “agnostic” about the idea of waiving rights as it may not be “the fastest and most efficient way” of getting shots in arms. “If you take too long, people are going to die,” he told the Financial Times. “There are other ways to ramp up vaccine production around
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