Symptoms from Omicron infection last 2 days less than Delta: Lancet studyDisease caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus is on average two days shorter than the Delta variant, according to a large observatio...
08 Apr, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Omicron now accounts for over 90% of cases in Indian metrosData shows that Omicron has been spreading. According to the genomic surveillance data by Insacog network, in the fourth week of December, ...
21 Jan, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
US FDA backs Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-oldsThe regulatory decisions come as COVID-19 cases surge due to the Omicron variant, with health authorities warning that its high transmissib...
03 Jan, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Clear data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron: INSACOGThe INSACOG reports genomic surveillance of SARS CoV -2 across the country through sequencing of samples from sentinel sites and also detai...
29 Dec, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Case, vaccine data mark small victories in Omicron battleSimilarly encouraging signs about hospitalisation rates emerged from South Africa on Wednesday, but the head of a leading African health ag...
24 Dec, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
Lower risk of hospital admission from Omicron, UK saysUK Health Security Agency said evidence showed protection against symptomatic disease waned after the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, an...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Wall Street Week Ahead: 'Santa Claus' stocks rally? Investors look to Omicron for directionOverall, the S&P 500 is down only 0.1% since the Omicron variant was identified on Nov. 24. Travel and tourism stocks that would be most af...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Lower risk of hospitalisation with Omicron versus Delta, days studyThe new study, which has not been peer-reviewed, sought to assess the severity of disease by comparing data about Omicron infections in Oct...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
NTAGI to meet next week to review Omicron dataNTAGI, the scientific advisory group on Covid-19, is deliberating and considering scientific evidence related to the need and justification...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.
21 Dec, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK studyThere is "no evidence" that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found that the ne...
20 Dec, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Omicron coronavirus cases doubling in 1.5-3 days in areas with local spread, says WHOThe Omicron variant, which was designated as a variant of concern on Nov. 26, has been identified in 89 countries across all six WHO region...
18 Dec, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHOThe WHO said Omicron had spread to 63 countries as of December 9. Faster transmission was noted in South Africa, where Delta is less preval...
13 Dec, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Omicron variant found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO"As of December 9, 2021, cases of human infections with this variant have been identified in 63 countries across all six WHO regions," read...
13 Dec, 2021, 08.35 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
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutationsThe data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies' treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
50% Indians favour suspension of all international flights from countries with OmicronIndia had announced to resume international flights from Dec 15, 2021, but then decided to defer it due to rising Omicron cases across the ...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.07 AM IST