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COVID-19 pandemic led to biggest decline in life expectancy since World War II, finds Oxford study

The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, found that 27 of the 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020.

How Prince Philip's Duke of Edinburgh Award reformed a young prisoner and helped him pursue his passion for food

Participants in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award must complete volunteer work, improve their physical fitness, learn new skills, and go on expeditions to earn each of three progressively more difficult levels of achievement — bronze, silver and gold.

AstraZeneca's Britain COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials for children paused due to blood clot concerns

Britain and the vaccine's developers had until now resisted any restrictions in its use, saying that there was no proof of any link.

Pfizer, Oxford COVID-19 vaccines reduces severity of the disease in elderly: pre-print study

Symptomatic COVID-19 infections in those 70+ years of age also decreased, three weeks after a single shot of either vaccine was given.

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission, shows Oxford's preliminary study

The study sought to examine whether someone inoculated could still acquire the virus without getting sick and spread it to others

Single dose of Oxford vaccine can cut COVID-19 transmission risk by 67 percent, study indicates

Multiple countries have advised against administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly population.

Split doses, delay second shot, inject into skin; in crises, vaccines can be 'stretched': Experts

There is hard evidence that fractional doses and delayed doses have worked when doctors have tried them out of desperation.

Oxford to research antibiotic resistance after receiving £100 million donation

Increasing antibiotic resistance already causes 1.5 million excess deaths each year, the University of Oxford has said.

Flights ferry COVID-19 vaccine to 13 cities ahead of roll out on 16 Jan; preparations on track, says health ministry

India on Tuesday recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to1,04,79,179, as per the Union health ministry's morning update

SII, Bharat Biotech engage in war of words: A look at controversies surrounding vaccines cleared by DCGI

The verbal duel between the chiefs of Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India took place after the DCGI announced the approval of the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines