Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines less effective against Delta variant: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines less effective against Delta variant: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and AstraZeneca are less effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus compared to the Alpha variant, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Oxford. However, Delta infections after two vaccine doses had similar peak levels of virus as those in unvaccinated people, the researchers said. Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new COVID-19 infections, but this declines faster compared with two doses of Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine, they said. "The fact that we did not see any effect of the interval between first and second doses, and the greater effectiveness of having had two doses, rather than one dose, supports the decision to reduce this to eight weeks now Delta is the main variant of concern in the UK," said Koen Pouwels, senior researcher in Oxford University.

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AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand
8 months ago

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine citing a decline in demand

ABC  

In short: Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has started a global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which has not been available in Australia since March 2023. AstraZeneca has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to …

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns
8 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns

India TV News  

In response to recent concerns regarding potential rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical company has underscored its unwavering commitment to patient safety while affirming the vaccine's overall safety profile. This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, …

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise
1 year ago

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise

Daily Mail  

New COVID-19 vaccines targeting the current Omicron variant of the virus are available in community pharmacies throughout Australia. Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President Trent Twomey says the new vaccine available on Monday is targeted at the strain of the virus which is currently circulating among the population. 'With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important anyone who is …

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant

Daily Mail  

A rising Covid subvariant soon to become dominant across the US is significantly more resistant to the updated bivalent vaccines, according to a study. Researchers found that the bivalent Covid booster was effective against the BA.5 variant but only had a fourth of the effective antibodies against the growing BQ.1.1 strain. It is expected to soon take over as the …

AstraZeneca Covid Jab Linked to 30% Higher Risk of Very Rare Blood Clot: Study
2 years, 2 months ago

AstraZeneca Covid Jab Linked to 30% Higher Risk of Very Rare Blood Clot: Study

News 18  

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab, a large international study said Thursday. Several countries have already altered their advice after previous research indicated that — in a tiny number of cases — thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome can be a possible side effect …

Fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose provides strong immunity boost: UK study
2 years, 7 months ago

Fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose provides strong immunity boost: UK study

India TV News  

A fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe and boosts antibody levels, even higher than that of a third dose, according to the latest results from a nationwide study in the UK. The findings, published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal, show that fourth dose mRNA booster vaccines for COVID-19 are well-tolerated in people who received …

AstraZeneca Covid Booster Shot Effective Against Severe Disease, UK Study Finds
2 years, 8 months ago

AstraZeneca Covid Booster Shot Effective Against Severe Disease, UK Study Finds

News 18  

London: The third dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is effective against symptomatic disease and hospitalisation, offering protection comparable to a booster shot of the Pfizer preventive, according to a study conducted in the UK. The results show that after 25 or more weeks since primary vaccination with AstraZeneca, vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease post Omicron infection was 8.0 per cent …

China's most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant: study
2 years, 11 months ago

China's most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant: study

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm, were shown to be effective against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a study based on real-world data in the country showed on Tuesday. The study did not generate sufficient data to deliver effectiveness readings for the two vaccines separately or by age groups, researchers from …

2 Years Ago, India Saw Its First Covid Case. A Long Battle Continues with No End in Sight
2 years, 11 months ago

2 Years Ago, India Saw Its First Covid Case. A Long Battle Continues with No End in Sight

News 18  

Amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has completed two years since the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and during this time, it has not just battled the virus but also its mutated variants, even as uncertainty continues to surround the expected course of the pandemic. It was on January 30, 2020 when a third-year …

COVID19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study

India TV News  

New research has found that COVID vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of infection. The study found that the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines in reducing the risk of COVID-19 reached a peak of about 95 per cent two months after the first dose and then gradually declined. At seven months, the Pfizer vaccine dropped …

Israeli study shows 4th shot of Covid-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli study shows 4th shot of Covid-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

India Today  

A fourth shot of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Israel's Sheba Medical Center has given second booster shots in a trial among its staff and is studying the effect of the Pfizer booster in 154 people after …

COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study

India TV News  

A new research has found that COVID-19 vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19. "This is an excellent example of the wonderful research partnership between the Gillings School and NCDHHS, who are working together to generate the evidence base needed to keep our communities safe," said Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition …

Explained | Is vaccination limiting Omicron’s virulence?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Is vaccination limiting Omicron’s virulence?

The Hindu  

The story so far : Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, may be pushing up COVID numbers across the world but it is also reporting a lower rate of hospitalisation and deaths compared to the previous Delta waves so far. According to WHO, the threat posed by Omicron largely depends on four key questions -- how transmissible the variant …

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Live Mint  

United Nations/Geneva: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is "increasing evidence" Omicron is able to evade immunity but has less disease severity as compared to other variants. It could take some time for Omicron to overtake Delta …

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations/Geneva: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is "increasing evidence" Omicron is able to evade immunity but has less disease severity as compared to other variants. She further cautioned that even though there is some information …

Israeli study shows five-fold antibody rise with fourth COVID jab
3 years ago

Israeli study shows five-fold antibody rise with fourth COVID jab

Al Jazeera  

A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. “A week into the fourth dose we know to a higher degree of certainty that the fourth dose is safe,” Bennett said at Sheba Medical Center, which is giving second …

Omicron Has Started Replacing Delta Variant in India, Say Sources
3 years ago

Omicron Has Started Replacing Delta Variant in India, Say Sources

News 18  

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and 80 per cent of the travellers who tested positive have this new variant, official sources said on Friday. A total of 1,270 Omicron cases have been detected across 23 states and UTs so far, according to the Union health ministry data updated …

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India, say sources
3 years ago

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India, say sources

The Hindu  

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and 80 per cent of the travellers who tested positive have this new variant, official sources said on Friday. A total of 1,270 Omicron cases have been detected across 23 States and UTs so far, according to the Union health ministry data updated …

Do Vaccines Work against Omicron, is it as Deadly as Delta? FAQs on New COVID Variant Answered
3 years ago

Do Vaccines Work against Omicron, is it as Deadly as Delta? FAQs on New COVID Variant Answered

News 18  

The decision to start vaccinating children aged 15 and above in India is prescient as the new variant—Omicron—of the now very familiar COVID-19 is seen to significantly affect children. Omicron has spread to 110 countries, fast becoming the dominant infection in many of them—72 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in the UK and 76 per cent in the US. …

COVID-19 Omicron variant may protect against severe Delta infection, research suggests
3 years ago

COVID-19 Omicron variant may protect against severe Delta infection, research suggests

ABC  

Since hitting the headlines in November, the Omicron COVID-19 variant has damaged economies, destroyed holidays and blighted the festive season, but scientists say there may be a silver lining to the fast-moving version of the virus. Key points: Just 15 vaccinated and unvaccinated people infected with Omicron enrolled in the South Africa-based study The research team tested how well participants' …

COVID: Study suggests AstraZeneca booster works against Omicron
3 years ago

COVID: Study suggests AstraZeneca booster works against Omicron

Al Jazeera  

Findings from the study, which has yet to be peer reviewed, match those from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. AstraZeneca has said that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine “significantly” lifted antibody levels against the Omicron coronavirus variant, citing data from a new laboratory study. Boosters ‘limit Omicron spread’ Oxford’s researchers analysed blood samples taken from individuals infected with COVID-19; those …

Breakthrough Infections Generate Strong Immunity to Covid-19 Variants: Study
3 years ago

Breakthrough Infections Generate Strong Immunity to Covid-19 Variants: Study

News 18  

People who are infected after getting vaccinated develop a greatly enhanced immune response to variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, according to a lab study. The results suggest each exposure following vaccination actually serves to strengthen immune response to subsequent exposures even to new variants of the virus. "We have not examined the Omicron variant specifically, but based …

Covid-19: Delta plus Omicron spells trouble
3 years ago

Covid-19: Delta plus Omicron spells trouble

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “And particularly in the arena of Omicron, if you are fully vaccinated, get your booster shot.” RELATED: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines Why isn’t a booster required for “full vaccination?” Right now, the government is pushing hard for everyone who can get a booster to do so. …

Omicron vs vaccines: Studies show variant dents immunity, lowers antibody response
3 years ago

Omicron vs vaccines: Studies show variant dents immunity, lowers antibody response

India Today  

Concern about the potency of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, has intensified after it claimed its first victim in the UK. Researchers have now found that the Omicron variant dents the immunity shield that the two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines provide to people. Antibody response to the Omicron variant in the samples …

December 13 2021: Omicron variant news
3 years ago

December 13 2021: Omicron variant news

CNN  

There’s a substantial decrease in effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines against the Omicron variant, according to a study from researchers at Oxford University. The results suggest the Omicron variant may drive a new wave of coronavirus infections, the researchers said, although there’s no evidence it would lead to an increase in severe disease or deaths. “Our findings …

Omicron more transmissible and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe severe symptoms: WHO
3 years ago

Omicron more transmissible and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe severe symptoms: WHO

Firstpost  

Countries with sufficient vaccine supplies such as Britain and France have encouraged their populations to receive a third ‘booster’ jab to fight Omicron. Geneva: The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday. Early evidence suggests Omicron causes “a …

Booster Shot of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Can Cut Mortality from Delta Variant by 90%: Study
3 years ago

Booster Shot of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Can Cut Mortality from Delta Variant by 90%: Study

News 18  

The third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can reduce mortality due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by 90 per cent, according to a study conducted in Israel. Among participants 65 years of age or older, death from COVID-19 occurred in 60 of 470,808 participants in the booster group and in 123 of 35,208 participants in the …

COVID-19 still found a way into a fully vaccinated crowd. Will Omicron make 'breakthrough infections' worse?
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 still found a way into a fully vaccinated crowd. Will Omicron make 'breakthrough infections' worse?

ABC  

High school reunions have always been fraught with the possibility of awkwardness. 'Breakthrough cases' are on the rise All of the cases from the reunion are considered "breakthrough infections" — the term given to cases in people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus. "Breakthrough infections are increasing all over the world where you have more vaccination and you …

Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study
3 years, 1 month ago

Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Six different COVID-19 boosters are safe and elicit strong immune response in people who have previously received a two-dose course of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. Two doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have shown 79 per cent and 90 per cent protection, respectively, against hospitalisation and death after six …

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant
3 years, 1 month ago

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant

Associated Press  

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospitals with record numbers of patients in the Midwest and New England. Delta variant is the fire that’s here today,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state …

December 2, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news
3 years, 1 month ago

December 2, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news

CNN  

Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts. Any one of six different Covid-19 vaccines produce a strong immune system response and should work safely and well as boosters for people who have received initial vaccinations with either the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines, British researchers …

December 2, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news
3 years, 1 month ago

December 2, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news

CNN  

Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts. Any one of six different Covid-19 vaccines produce a strong immune system response and should work safely and well as boosters for people who have received initial vaccinations with either the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines, British researchers …

US coronavirus: You don’t have to change holiday plans due to Omicron if you’re vaccinated, Fauci says. But don’t wait to get a booster
3 years, 1 month ago

US coronavirus: You don’t have to change holiday plans due to Omicron if you’re vaccinated, Fauci says. But don’t wait to get a booster

CNN  

CNN — As the first case of the Omicron variant in the US was detected on Wednesday, health officials are urging Americans not to wait any longer to receive a vaccination or booster to better protect themselves and others. “That’s where we’re hoping we’ll see with the Omicron variant, that if you get your levels high enough it’ll spill over …

Covishield: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine remained effective even during India’s brutal second wave
3 years, 1 month ago

Covishield: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine remained effective even during India’s brutal second wave

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Covishield vaccine was effective …

'Little different from Delta': K'taka Health Min after two found COVID-19 positive at airport
3 years, 1 month ago

'Little different from Delta': K'taka Health Min after two found COVID-19 positive at airport

Firstpost  

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar asked people not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ and suggested following COVID-19 precautionary measures strictly Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that one of the two people who had tested positive at Bengaluru airport after arriving from South Africa are having ‘a little different from Delta variant.’ …

November 29, 2021 Omicron Covid-19 variant news
3 years, 1 month ago

November 29, 2021 Omicron Covid-19 variant news

CNN  

Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a clinic on October 1, in San Rafael, California. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine in the US on Monday, saying all adults should get boosted six months after the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s or Moderna’s …

Omicron variant: Will the COVID-19 Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines protect you?
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron variant: Will the COVID-19 Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines protect you?

ABC  

The Omicron variant has been generating anxiety across the world since being declared a COVID-19 variant of concern by the World Health Organization over the weekend. According to Westmead Institute virologist Tony Cunningham, scientists around the world — including those in Australia — would be looking at whether protective antibodies in the vaccines were "sufficiently high" to cover this strain. …

Facing Omicron threat, CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster vaccine
3 years, 1 month ago

Facing Omicron threat, CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster vaccine

LA Times  

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday strengthened its recommendations on who should get boosters. “Early data from South Africa suggest increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant.” The CDC‘s previous guidelines, last updated Nov. 19, recommended booster shots for adults 50 and older, and made all younger, healthier adults age 18 to 49 eligible for booster shots …

Covid booster vaccine halves risk of catching virus
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid booster vaccine halves risk of catching virus

The Telegraph  

People who have had a booster jab are half as likely to test positive for Covid than those who had their second dose six months ago, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show. The latest data also revealed that unvaccinated people are five times more likely to be infected than those who have had their top-up jab. In …

Herd immunity "out of reach" due to Delta variant: Health Minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Herd immunity "out of reach" due to Delta variant: Health Minister

NL Times  

Herd immunity against Covid-19 is no longer a realistic goal, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a parliamentary debate on Tuesday. The much more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus dashed the hope that a vaccination rate of 70 percent would end the pandemic, he said, NU.nl reports. But we do want the highest possible immunity," De Jonge said. …

Focus on full vaccination: The Hindu Editorial on India’s COVID-19 inoculation pace
3 years, 1 month ago

Focus on full vaccination: The Hindu Editorial on India’s COVID-19 inoculation pace

The Hindu  

Even as a small uptick in daily fresh cases has been reported in November, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium has said no new variants of interest or concern have been seen in India. Even as the daily fresh cases have been on an overall downward trend since a peak in early May, the pace of vaccination has slowed down sharply …

COVID-19 AY.4.2 variant less than 0.1%, frequency too low to be of concern: INSACOG
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 AY.4.2 variant less than 0.1%, frequency too low to be of concern: INSACOG

Firstpost  

Its weekly bulletin said the vaccine effectiveness does not seem to be different for AY.4.2 when compared to other Delta variants New Delhi: The frequency of the new AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 percent of all VOI/VOC and is too low to be of concern at this time, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said. Its weekly bulletin …

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?
3 years, 2 months ago

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?

India TV News  

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines? Yes, COVID-19 boosters use the same recipe as the original shots, despite the emergence of the more contagious delta variant. The vaccines weren't tweaked to better match delta because they're still working well. The increased protection you might get from a booster adjusted to better match the delta or other variants …

Study shows dramatic decline in effectiveness of all three COVID-19 vaccines over time
3 years, 2 months ago

Study shows dramatic decline in effectiveness of all three COVID-19 vaccines over time

LA Times  

A study of 780,000 veterans shows a dramatic decline in effectiveness for all three COVID-19 vaccines in use in the U.S. As the Delta variant became the dominant strain of the coronavirus across the United States, all three COVID-19 vaccines available to Americans lost some of their protective power, with vaccine efficacy among a large group of veterans dropping between …

Don't assume Delta is most contagious Covid variant, SAGE warns
3 years, 2 months ago

Don't assume Delta is most contagious Covid variant, SAGE warns

Daily Mail  

There is 'no reason to assume' that Delta will be the most contagious Covid variant, Government scientific advisers have warned. It comes amid growing concern over an offshoot of the Delta variant called AY.4.2, which is behind almost one in ten new infections in the UK. Scientists at the CDC have estimated every person who catches the Delta variant of …

Covid can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home: Lancet study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Fully vaccinated people can contract and pass on Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in household settings, but at lower rates than unvaccinated people, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Researchers led by Imperial College London, UK, found that vaccinated people clear the infection more quickly, but the peak viral load …

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study
3 years, 2 months ago

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study

India Today  

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study found on Thursday, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated. Read: No evidence to suggest AY.4 variant of coronavirus has higher infectivity rate than Delta: Scientist They found infections in the vaccinated cleared more quickly, but the peak …

Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot is safe, 95.6 percent effective against virus in patients 16 years and older
3 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot is safe, 95.6 percent effective against virus in patients 16 years and older

Firstpost  

Several countries have already approved Covid-19 booster shots to increase immunity in people who have already been vaccinated, but whose protection may have dipped after several months, per some studies. A booster shot of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against symptomatic infection, according to trial data published by the makers on Thursday. The clinical phase …

What Is The 'Delta Plus' Variant of the Coronavirus? Is It A Cause for Concern?
3 years, 2 months ago

What Is The 'Delta Plus' Variant of the Coronavirus? Is It A Cause for Concern?

News 18  

What is the delta plus variant? It’s a relative of the delta variant, identified by British scientists last month. The delta variant remains by far the most dominant variant in terms of global circulation said Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organizations technical lead on COVID-19, at a public session this week. The U.N. health agency is currently tracking 20 …

Covishield may offer over 90% protection against death from Delta variant: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covishield may offer over 90% protection against death from Delta variant: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Two doses of Covishield and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines may be 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday. The study, using data from the Scotland-wide EAVE II COVID-19 surveillance platform, is the first to show across an entire …

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