Omicron survives much longer on plastic, skin than earlier coronavirus variants: StudyThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint repository BioRxiv, found that the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron varia...
26 Jan, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
Percentage of Delta variant found in Delhi rose steadily during April-July: Official dataThe B.1.617.2 or Delta variant was first observed in India in late 2020. It has since spread around the globe. The international team of re...
09 Sep, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Risk of hospitalisations higher with Delta variant: UK studyThe study, carried out by Public Health England (PHE) and Cambridge University and published in ‘The Lancet' journal on Friday, is the firs...
28 Aug, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
No vax is perfect. But fully-vaccinated people experience milder Covid infectionsA variant may be more or less dangerous depending on the mutations in its genetic code.
23 Aug, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
How effective are vaccines against COVID-19 variants and how can you stay safe? A doctor answers 5 questionsNo vaccine is perfect, however, and breakthrough COVID-19 infections are possible.
11 Aug, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Delta variant found in 80% samples sent for genome sequencing by Delhi govt in last 3 monthsThe data also showed that the Delta variant has been found in 1,689 of the 5,752 samples from Delhi processed at the National Centre for Di...
08 Aug, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
Study finds lower antibody activity against delta variant at single dose, but vaccines still workThis virus has spread to at least 90 countries and is 50% more transmissible than the alpha variant (the variant first identified in Kent),...
22 Jul, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
Assam doctor infected with two different variants of COVID-19 virus simultaneouslyThe doctor, despite being fully vaccinated, got infected with both Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2, and the RMRC lab detected the do...
20 Jul, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
Many variants at work in Kerala; Delta in Maharashtra, Northeast: InsacogOn Wednesday, Kerala had announced a complete lockdown on July 17 and 18 but it may need to be extended further to have any effect. The rea...
15 Jul, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
Pfizer Covid vaccine induces 'good' immune response against coronavirus variantsThe research, published in the journal Nature Communications on June 28, found that the immune response was as strong against the Alpha var...
05 Jul, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Current Covid vaccines may be less effective against Beta variant: StudyPresent on the surface of SARS-COV-2, spike proteins enable the virus to attach to and enter our cells, and all current vaccines are direct...
28 Jun, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Delta variant now reported in 85 countries, expected to become dominant lineage, says WHOWHO said the four current 'Variants of Concern' being monitored closely - Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta - are widespread and have been detec...
25 Jun, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
US' Centers for Disease Control calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'Earlier, the CDC had considered the Delta variant to be a variant of interest. It also underscore delta to be 50 per cent faster than the A...
16 Jun, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet studyResearchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection...
15 Jun, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
Delta coronavirus variant believed to have 60% transmission advantage: UK epidemiologistThe Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant which ...
09 Jun, 2021, 09.09 PM IST
Delta variant counted for 60% of Delhi's COVID-19 cases in April, says studyThe Delta variant, B.1.617.2, is 50 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, B1.117, first discovered in the UK, say researchers...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Delta variant dominant in Britain, may increase risk of hospitalisationThere were 5,472 new cases of the Delta variant reported in latest weekly figures, taking the total confirmed cases of the variant to 12,43...
04 Jun, 2021, 12.20 AM IST