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Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines less effective against Delta variant: Oxford-led studyThe researchers analysed 2580,021 test results from nose and throat swabs taken from 384,543 participants aged 18 years or older between De...19 Aug, 2021, 12.53 PM IST- Delta variant dominates breakthrough infections: Insacog“There has been concern about whether increasing vaccination breakthroughs in India are because of a new variant. It is noted that UK, with...19 Aug, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
- Bharat Biotech's Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of COVID-19: StudyCovaxin, a whole-virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine used for mass immunization in the country, showed a 65.2 per cent protection against...02 Aug, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
- Delta variant may be as infectious as chickenpox, cause more severe infection, shows studyDelta is more transmissible than the virus that cause the common cold.30 Jul, 2021, 06.33 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
- ‘Delta+ unlikely to be significant for pandemic curve’B.1.617.2, or the Delta variant has accounted for over 80% of new Covid-19 cases in the country. It has mutations in its spike protein, whi...19 Jul, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
- How does the Delta variant dodge the immune system? Scientists find cluesThe variant, first identified in India, is believed to be about 60% more contagious than Alpha, the version of the virus that thrashed Brit...08 Jul, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
- Data shows vaccines are effective against Delta variant, says Manipal Chairman Dr BallalDelta Plus, the veteran nephrologist said, was initially considered a variant of interest, but the health authorities have later classified...26 Jun, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
- Antibodies triggered by Chinese COVID-19 shots less effective on Delta variant: ResearcherFive out of the seven domestically developed vaccines in China's mass inoculation scheme are inactivated vaccines. These include shots from...25 Jun, 2021, 10.46 AM 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
- What is the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation?The 'Delta Plus' variant is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant which was first detected in India. Some scientists say this new mutation is ...23 Jun, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
- COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Delta variant, says WHOThe WHO expert added that the "constellation of mutations" in coronavirus variants could lead to vaccines becoming ineffective.21 Jun, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
- Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally because of significantly increased transmissibility: top WHO official"The whole situation is so dynamic because of the variants that are now circulating and...the Delta variant is well on its way to becoming ...18 Jun, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
- Delta+ variant not yet classified as 'Variant of Concern': Niti Aayog's V.K. PaulAs 'Delta Plus' is not yet classified as a VOC, Paul said, the way forward is to watch the potential presence of 'Delta Plus' in the countr...16 Jun, 2021, 01.42 PM 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
- 2 vaccine doses ‘highly effective' in reducing Delta variant hospitalisation: UK analysisPublic Health England (PHE), which has been conducting regular analysis of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC), said on Monday that the late...15 Jun, 2021, 04.37 PM 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
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