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Jason Gale

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ARTICLES BY JASON GALE

‘Long Covid’: Some health problems are well understood, others aren’t. (REUTERS)

Suffering from ‘Long Covid’? How would you know it: Experts explain all symptoms

10 min read . 19 Apr 2022

A teenager receives a shot of the Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign in Bali (AP)

Chinese covid vaccine found inferior to Pfizer shot in study

1 min read . 08 Jul 2021

BMC health worker conducts Rapid Antigen Test and RT-PCR Test of passengers arriving from outstation trains at Dadar station, in Mumbai,. (HT)

From Alpha, Beta, Gamma to Delta: What we know of coronavirus mutations so far

8 min read . 02 Jul 2021

Some countries, such as New Zealand, have achieved zero new cases for lengthy periods using lockdowns, diligent case detection and isolation, and border closures (Photo: HT)

Why even with vaccines, Covid will always be with us

4 min read . 22 Jun 2021

Hospitals across the US have reported a rise in lung transplants for severe coronavirus cases (Photo: Bloomberg)

Covid-19: Double-lung transplants rise after corona ‘Honeycombs’ organs

3 min read . 17 Jun 2021

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan (REUTERS)

Coronavirus origin: After more than a year of the pandemic what we know so far

12 min read . 27 May 2021

A man reacts as he receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine (REUTERS)

Can a covid-vaccinated person still spread the coronavirus?

6 min read . 30 Mar 2021

A file photo of Soumya Swaminathan, an Indian pediatrician, is known for her research on tuberculosis and HIV (Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Better covid vaccines are coming, WHO’s chief scientist says

3 min read . 15 Mar 2021

A man receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease vaccine (REUTERS)

Why experiencing some side-effects after Covid vaccination could be good

4 min read . 11 Mar 2021

A person passes in front of empty check in counters at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Prime Minister�Justin Trudeau introduced sweeping new restrictions on international travel in a bid to stem the spread of new variants of Covid-19 into the country. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Vaccine passports for international travel: What’s the idea behind it?

5 min read . 11 Feb 2021

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment take care of a patient suffering from the coronavirus. (Photo: Reuters)

Treat coronavirus early to save patients’ lives, SARS veteran urges

6 min read . 18 Oct 2020

Understanding these risks is crucial for figuring out how best to stem the pandemic’s spread (Photo: AFP)

How do people catch covid-19? Here is what experts say

5 min read . 14 Oct 2020

A man counts rupee notes inside a shop in Mumbai (Photo: Reuters)

Are banknotes also spreading coronavirus?

2 min read . 11 Oct 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

Coronavirus super-spreaders drove explosive outbreak in India

2 min read . 30 Sep 2020

Patients may harbor potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus in their saliva (AP)

How do people get infected by coronavirus? Here’s what experts say

7 min read . 23 Sep 2020

Six of more than 500,000 samples tested have been positive for the coronavirus, China’s customs agency said in a report Tuesday.

Salmon may harbor infectious coronavirus for a week, say scientists

1 min read . 08 Sep 2020

The researchers found no clinical abnormalities or signs of disease, nor transmission of the vaccine virus or adverse growth and reproductive effects during a 20-week observation phase

China advances development of vaccine against virus wiped out millions of pigs

1 min read . 18 Aug 2020

The World Health Organization has acknowledged the possibility of airborne transmission of coronavirus can’t be ruled out.

How do people catch coronavirus? What we know so far

6 min read . 26 Jul 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

Unsung immune cells take over when covid antibodies wane

3 min read . 23 Jul 2020

The idea for anonymous testing came after municipal government officials consulted with sexual-minority groups to discuss ways to encourage testing among gay men (Photo: Bloomberg)

Coronavirus contact tracing: Anonymity may be key to help

2 min read . 12 Jul 2020

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