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Flu vaccines boost immunity against many strains

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Washington: Researchers have found that seasonal flu vaccines protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types.

“The finding suggests the seasonal flu vaccine boosts antibody responses and may provide some measure of protection against a new pandemic strain that could emerge from the avian population,” said senior study author Paul Thomas from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee.index

The researchers found that some participants who reported receiving flu vaccines had a strong immune response not only against the seasonal H3N2 flu strain from 2010, but also against flu subtypes never included in any vaccine formulation.

“There might be a broader extent of reactions than we expected in the  to some of these rare viral variants,” Thomas added.

For the study involving 95 bird scientists as participants, the researchers tested whether exposure to different types of birds can elicit immune responses to avian influenza viruses in humans.

Most individuals tested had a strong antibody response to the seasonal H3N2 human virus-derived H3 subtype, but many also had strong measurable antibody responses to avian subtypes.

The study appeared in the journal mBio.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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