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US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advancesIn the United States, 36 states have detected the variant. Meanwhile, delta is surging in many places, with hot spots in New England and th...16 Dec, 2021, 08.18 AM IST- US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow startRelying on USD 1.7 billion in President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill, the US has been setting up a national network to better track ...30 Nov, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
- Many wondering why Covid vaccine boosters aren't tweaked to better match variantsThere's no guarantee that a delta-specific booster shot would protect any better.19 Oct, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
- Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variantsVaccines used in the U.S. remain strongly effective against hospitalization and death from COVID-19, even after the delta variant took over...18 Oct, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
- Delta variant is most-contagious coronavirus mutant, but vaccines still offer hopeIt spreads more easily because of mutations that make it better at latching onto cells in our bodies.04 Aug, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
- Delta strain eight times less sensitive to vaccine antibodiesThe study found that the Delta variant not only dominated vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher viral loads compared with non-Delta i...06 Jul, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
- Covid-19: ‘Delta variant may breach vaccine shield’Despite the Covishield injection, hospital officials disclosed, nearly 10% of the employees tested positive for Covid. The infection rate w...27 Jun, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
- COVID: UK variant dominates North India, double mutant Maharashtra, Gujarat, KarnatakaAddressing a press briefing on Wednesday, Sujeet Singh, Director of National Centre for Disease Control said the UK strain is dominating pa...06 May, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
- Decoded: What prevalence of B.1.617 strain means for IndiaIt means two very important things: genome sequencing from samples of infected people and nationwide vaccinations.30 Apr, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
- Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in IndiaLast year at the time when the virus broke its loose pan-India, Maharashtra was hit badly with most reported cases of which almost close to...25 Apr, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
- Britain variant could be behind current COVID-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chiefThe UK variant was found in 28 per cent of samples in the second week of March. In the last week of the month, 50 per cent of samples had t...23 Apr, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
- Covishield, Covaxin effective against UK, Brazillian variants; work against South African strain on: GovtICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said that mutations are sporadic and single mutations are not found to be dominant in any particular ...30 Mar, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
- COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worseThe makers of COVID-19 vaccines are figuring out how to tweak their recipes against worrisome virus mutations - and regulators are looking ...15 Feb, 2021, 09.09 PM IST
- A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with casesThe coronavirus is becoming more genetically diverse, and health officials say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infe...19 Jan, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
- The new coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified?Several countries, including Britain which has found the mutant variant in cases linked to South Africa, have banned flights from South Afr...25 Dec, 2020, 01.24 PM IST
- In the middle of the pandemic, 'Tenet' crosses $280 mn worldwideDisney's 'Mulan'- which isn't getting a theatrical release in the U.S. - has raked in $64 million worldwide.28 Sep, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
- Virus has mutated into 10 types, one now dominant across regions: StudyThe virus has mutated into 10 types and one of them — A2a — is dominant across regions, as per a study.28 Apr, 2020, 06.14 PM IST
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