Scientists find how Omicron sub variants escape immune system, spread rapidlyThe researchers said it is possible that the continuing accumulation of mutations may set the stage for greatly altering the equilibrium an...
22 Apr, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less effective: StudyThe lab tests also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages. "The bottom lin...
27 Jan, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta variant: ICMR studyIt suggests that the immune response induced by the Omicron could effectively neutralise the Delta variant, making the re-infection with De...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Current Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron: StudyCurrent COVID-19 vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 that can recognise variants of concern...
25 Jan, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Sputnik V protects two times more against Covid than Pfizer's vaccine: StudySputnik V in a statement on Thursday said that as per an independent comparative study conducted by the Spallanzani institute in Italy, its...
20 Jan, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
Covid vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron: Lancet studyA third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases the level of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of coronavirus, ...
20 Jan, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
Omicron wave may cut future severity of COVID-19 disease, says new studyThe researchers from Africa Health Research Institute observed in samples from 23 people infected with Omicron in November and December tha...
19 Jan, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: StudyHowever, the study found that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca preventives may protect well against th...
31 Dec, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Omicron antibodies could provide immunity against Delta Covid variant: StudyThe variant has been shown to be highly transmissible and have extensive evasion of neutralising antibody immunity elicited by vaccination ...
30 Dec, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
Scientists identify antibodies that can block Omicron variantScientists have identified antibodies that neutralise Omicron and other variants of coronavirus by targeting areas that remain essentially ...
30 Dec, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Omicron can evade protection offered by Covid vaccines, antibody therapies: StudyThe researchers from Columbia University in the US and the University of Hong Kong noted that a striking feature of Omicron is the alarming...
24 Dec, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
J&J, Sinopharm, Sputnik V COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron -studyVaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and partner BioNTech retained activity against Omicron, but the antibody response was greatly re...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Sinopharm, J&J, Sputnik vaccines are weaker against Omicron in new studyOnly three out of 13 people who has taken both doses of Sinopharm’s shot showed neutralizing antibodies against omicron. For J&J, this metr...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
USFDA study shows Evusheld retains neutralising activity against Omicron: AstraZenecaEvusheld is the first long-acting antibody to receive emergency use authorisation in the US for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19, in ad...
17 Dec, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Figuring out omicron - here's what scientists are doing right now to understand the new coronavirus variantHow effective are the antibodies people already have at fighting off omicron? If you got the booster shot, are you protected? Or if you had...
10 Dec, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
BioNTech, Pfizer say test shows 3 doses of vaccine neutralise OmicronBioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was shown to generate a neutralising effect against the...
08 Dec, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Soon, we'll know whether vaccines are effective against Omicron variantThe ICMR-National Institute of Virlogiy have received samples of the Mumbai man infected with Omicron variant and research is underway to a...
06 Dec, 2021, 02.23 PM IST