Delta Remains Main Covid Variant of Concern, Others Now Negligible in Sequencing Data: INSACOG
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta Remains Main Covid Variant of Concern, Others Now Negligible in Sequencing Data: INSACOG

News 18  

Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are now negligible in sequencing data from India, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said. As per the latest WHO update, Delta has outcompeted other variants in most countries and there is now declining prevalence of other variants among SARS-CoV-2 sequences submitted to publicly available datasets or reported to WHO,” it said. In India, it said, Delta continues to be the main variant of concern. “No new VOI or VOC are noted and other VOC and VOI other than Delta are now negligible in sequencing data from India,” it said.

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XBB sub-variants accounted for 75% of covid cases: Insacog
1 year, 3 months ago

XBB sub-variants accounted for 75% of covid cases: Insacog

Live Mint  

New Delhi The latest bulletin issued by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium states that there was around 25% prevalence of recombinant variant XBB.1.16 in different parts of India till August. Besides, the public health risk of newly detected variant EG.5 was low worldwide with no disease severity reported so far. Based on the available evidence, the public health risk of EG.5 …

Amid COVID spike, experts warn of recombinant variant with DELTA mutation
1 year, 8 months ago

Amid COVID spike, experts warn of recombinant variant with DELTA mutation

Live Mint  

Amid the sudden surge in COVID cases, triggered by the XBB.1.16 or the Arcturus variant, experts warn of a recombinant variant XBC.1.6, touted by many to even supersede XBB.1.16. Vipin M Vashishtha, former convenor of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and consultant paediatrician at the Mangla Hospital and Research Centre, Bijnor, took to Twitter to explain, It's important to avoid a …

XBB.1.16 Accounting for 38.2% of Covid-19 Infection in India, Says INSACOG
1 year, 9 months ago

XBB.1.16 Accounting for 38.2% of Covid-19 Infection in India, Says INSACOG

News 18  

The newly emerged recombinant coronavirus variant XBB.1.16 has been observed in different parts of the country, accounting for 38.2 per cent of the infection till date, according to the latest INSACOG bulletin. The bulletin of March 27, which was released on Thursday, said among the samples collected till the third week of March 2023, XBB continued to be the most …

Govt: Next 40 days crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19
2 years ago

Govt: Next 40 days crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Union government is planning to make it mandatory for passengers arriving from China and five other places to have negative RT-PCR reports beginning next week. Meanwhile on Wednesday, the official sources, citing the pattern of previous outbreaks, said that the next 40 days will be crucial as India may see a Covid surge in January. As the …

COVID-19 | Experts say India may not see ‘substantial wave’ if there are no new variants developing in China
2 years ago

COVID-19 | Experts say India may not see ‘substantial wave’ if there are no new variants developing in China

The Hindu  

While there is some panic in India following a significant surge of COVID-19 cases in China, experts point out that India continues to show a sustained decreasing trajectory of cases in the last few months. It is unlikely to see a fresh “substantial wave” if there are no new variants in China as a result of ongoing circulation, they feel. …

Centre writes to states over rise in Covid-19 cases abroad
2 years ago

Centre writes to states over rise in Covid-19 cases abroad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to all states and Union territories to gear up genome sequencing of positive Covid-19 cases to track variants in light of spurts of cases being seen in Japan, USA, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China. The letter states that genome sequencing will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the …

Omicron variant continues to be dominant as India reports 1,994 fresh Covid cases | Top points
2 years, 2 months ago

Omicron variant continues to be dominant as India reports 1,994 fresh Covid cases | Top points

India Today  

As the Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant in the country, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 4,46,42,742 with 1,994 fresh cases, while the number of active cases of the infection declined to 23,432. The active cases account for 0.05 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per …

Omicron sub-variant linked to Singapore Covid surge gains ground in India: Official
2 years, 2 months ago

Omicron sub-variant linked to Singapore Covid surge gains ground in India: Official

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A new Omicron sub-variant of Covid-19, dubbed XBB and responsible for a sharp surge in cases in Singapore, is gaining ground in India, with at least 10-15% samples sequenced in the country showing its presence, according to people familiar with the matter. XBB, which is a combination of Omicron’s BA.2.75 and BJ.1 sub-variants, was first detected in Singapore …

‘Few recombinant variants in India’: INSACOG says amid surge in Covid-19 cases
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Few recombinant variants in India’: INSACOG says amid surge in Covid-19 cases

Live Mint  

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics had on 11 April released an official bulletin assuaging fear of increasing cases of recombinant variants of Covid-19 cases surging in the country. National Capital Delhi on Wednesday reported 1367 new Covid-19 cases pushing the active tally to 4832. Meanwhile, India reported a 17% rise in daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, according to data …

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO

India Today  

Even as the world limps back to normalcy with the Omicron wave subsiding, experts have warned that the next Covid-19 variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, more deadly than its predecessors. In a recent press briefing, World Health Organization epidemiologist and technical lead on Covid-19 Dr Maria Van Kerkhove stressed that the pandemic is far from over and future …

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 …

Omicron surge: Understanding the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron surge: Understanding the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India

The Hindu  

Presenting itself in different forms since it arrived a little over two years ago, COVID-19 continues to sweep across the world, and the end does not seem to be in sight, definitely not any time soon. While the second wave that swept the world was due to a mutant form, or a variant, of SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of the …

Covid may become endemic by March 11 if Omicron replaces Delta: Top govt scientist
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid may become endemic by March 11 if Omicron replaces Delta: Top govt scientist

India Today  

Head of Indian Council of Medical Research’s Epidemiological Department Samiran Panda has said that Covid will become endemic by March 11. “If we don’t let our guards down and no new variant emerges, Covid will be endemic by March 11,” he said. If there is no new variant catching up, there is a possibility that Covid may become endemic,” he …

Data | What does initial data about the Omicron variant show?
3 years ago

Data | What does initial data about the Omicron variant show?

The Hindu  

While the Delta variant of COVID-19 is still the dominant strain globally, the recently discovered Omicron variant threatens to pose more significant problems. A comparison of infection rates in South Africa's Gauteng province, considered the epicentre of the new strain, shows that the Omicron variant spreads faster than the Delta and Beta variants. Click to remove AMP mode Higher case …

Opinion: The infectious disease expert who warned us 800,000 Americans would die of Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: The infectious disease expert who warned us 800,000 Americans would die of Covid-19

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. CNN — Michael Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of The New York Times bestseller, “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs.” He …

Tale of two Covid variants: What makes Omicron more infectious than Delta
3 years, 1 month ago

Tale of two Covid variants: What makes Omicron more infectious than Delta

India Today  

Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, is said to be more infectious than others, including the feared Delta strain. Dr Christopher JL Murray, director and lead modeler of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, said, “This is going to be very important in places with high levels of past infection India, for example, with …

'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.’ …

Omicron scare: 1 sample in Karnataka different from Delta, 'Not official,' says minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron scare: 1 sample in Karnataka different from Delta, 'Not official,' says minister

Hindustan Times  

Amid apprehension over Covid's new variant Omicron, Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said one of the two foreign nationals who came to the state from South Africa have been affected by a variant different from the Delta. No case of Omicron variant in India, 2 clusters under investigation, says govt The man is 63 years old and …

India has sequenced over 100,000 viral genomes as part of its surveillance effort
3 years, 1 month ago

India has sequenced over 100,000 viral genomes as part of its surveillance effort

Hindustan Times  

At least 100,000 genomes of the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes coronavirus disease has been sequenced by the consortium of laboratories that keep an eye out for variants that might lead to a surge in infection. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, which consists of 10 central laboratories and 28 regional ones, has sequenced 115,101 samples since January this year. The original …

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others negligible in sequencing data
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others negligible in sequencing data

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are now negligible in sequencing data from India, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said. As per the latest WHO update, Delta has outcompeted other variants in most countries and there is now declining prevalence of other variants among SARS-CoV-2 …

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others now negligible in sequencing data: INSACOG
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others now negligible in sequencing data: INSACOG

India Today  

Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are now negligible in sequencing data from India, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said. In India, it said, Delta continues to be the main variant of concern. "No new VOI or VOC are noted and other VOC and VOI other than …

Coronavirus | AY.4.2 variant not of concern: INSACOG
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | AY.4.2 variant not of concern: INSACOG

The Hindu  

The frequency of the new AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 % of all VOI/VOC and is too low to be of concern at this time, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said. The INSACOG said that AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 % of all of all variants of concern and variant of interest and is …

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 …

COVID-19 AY.4.2 variant frequency too low to be of concern, says INSACOG
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 AY.4.2 variant frequency too low to be of concern, says INSACOG

Deccan Chronicle  

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. The INSACOG said that AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 percent of all of all variants of concern and variant of interest …

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 …

New Covid Variant AY.4.2 Highly Transmissible, Less Fatal, ICMR Scientist Says
3 years, 2 months ago

New Covid Variant AY.4.2 Highly Transmissible, Less Fatal, ICMR Scientist Says

News 18  

New Covid variant AY.4.2 seems to be highly transmissible but may not be fatal, ICMR’s scientist Dr Samiran Panda told News18.com. Efficient transmission does not necessarily go hand in hand with more virulence because increased virulence will make an infected host less mobile and may even lead to hospitalisation and unfortunate event of death, which is not a smart move …

More contagious offshoot of Delta coronavirus variant found in UK. What is it?
3 years, 2 months ago

More contagious offshoot of Delta coronavirus variant found in UK. What is it?

India Today  

In a reminder that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet, scientists are closely monitoring a new mutation of the Delta variant, named AY.4.2. The new variant, which scientists say may be more transmissible than the Delta strain, has been declared as a "Variant Under Investigation " in the UK. “The designation was made on the basis that this sub-lineage …

New Mutation of Delta Variant AY.4.2 in India– What To Know
3 years, 2 months ago

New Mutation of Delta Variant AY.4.2 in India– What To Know

The Quint  

A new sublineage of the Delta variant of coronavirus, called AY.4.2, has been detected in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India, according to a report released by the National Centre of Disease Control. The variant was declared a "variant under investigation" by scientists in the UK last week, which they say is responsible for a growing proportion of COVID-19 cases, …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 13,058 New Cases, Lowest in 231 Days, Says Health Ministry
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 13,058 New Cases, Lowest in 231 Days, Says Health Ministry

News 18  

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | India logged 13,058 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 231 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,94,373, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 25 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for …

This year's Covid-19 outbreak in Delhi shows herd immunity against Delta variant difficult: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

This year's Covid-19 outbreak in Delhi shows herd immunity against Delta variant difficult: Study

India Today  

The severe outbreak of Covid-19 in Delhi this year showed that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can infect individuals previously infected by a different variant of the coronavirus, highlighting the challenges of reaching herd immunity against the variant, according to an international team of scientists. The study, published in the journal Science on Thursday, also found that the Delta variant …

The story of how a mystifying novel coronavirus variant, Delta, has India and the globe in its grip
3 years, 3 months ago

The story of how a mystifying novel coronavirus variant, Delta, has India and the globe in its grip

The Hindu  

Early this February, it looked like India was celebrating its happiest month since March 2020. It had all the defining mutations associated with its parent, but later analysis revealed that most of the cases linked with India’s devastating second wave weren’t Kappa, but a sibling lineage, B.1.617.2, christened by WHO as ‘Delta’. “In fact, Delta has been around since October …

No Evidence of Any New Coronavirus Variant in India: INSACOG
3 years, 3 months ago

No Evidence of Any New Coronavirus Variant in India: INSACOG

News 18  

There is no evidence of a new variant of SARS-CoV2 and presently there is no additional or public health concern regarding the delta sub-lineages, the INSACOG, a genome sequencing consortium, has said. In its latest bulletin dated September 20, the INSACOG said Delta continues to be the main variant of concern in India. The second wave, driven by the Delta, …

Delta Sub-Lineage AY.4 is on the Rise in Maharashtra. Here's What Scientists Have to Say About Its Spread
3 years, 3 months ago

Delta Sub-Lineage AY.4 is on the Rise in Maharashtra. Here's What Scientists Have to Say About Its Spread

News 18  

The cases of AY.4, a sub-lineage of the Delta variant of coronavirus, are on the rise in India, particularly in Maharashtra, scientists have said. They, however, said it is yet to be ascertained if AY.4 is a matter of concern, According to a Times of India report, AY.4 was found in 1% of the samples tested from Maharashtra in April …

COVID-19 variants Mu, C.1.2 variants not found in India so far, says genome sequencing panel
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 variants Mu, C.1.2 variants not found in India so far, says genome sequencing panel

Firstpost  

The consortium has called for more strongly implementing existing recommendations on sequencing of positive samples from international travellers. New Delhi: India has so far not seen Mu and C.1.2, the two new variants of SARS-CoV2, and the Delta variant and its sub-lineages continue to the main Variants of Concern in the country, INSACOG, the genome sequencing consortium, has said. Existing …

Covid-19 breakthrough infections in India within expected numbers: Insacog
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 breakthrough infections in India within expected numbers: Insacog

India Today  

The reported breakthrough Covid-19 infections in India are well within the expected numbers taking into account the total infections and other factors, genome sequencing government consortium Insacog has said in its recent bulletin while stressing that inoculation protects from severe illness. "The number of reported vaccination breakthroughs in India are well within the numbers expected from the total number of …

New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause COVID-19, has been detected in South Africa and many other countries globally which could be more transmissible and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to study. Scientists from National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform in South Africa said the potential variant of …

South Africa detects new Covid variant C.1.2
3 years, 4 months ago

South Africa detects new Covid variant C.1.2

India TV News  

South Africa has identified a potential variant of interest of Covid-19 that is assigned to the PANGO lineage C.1.2. C.1.2 was first identified in May 2021 during the third wave of Covid in the country, said researchers from the country's National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform. The variant has evolved from C.1, one …

Delta variant doubles COVID hospital risk: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Delta variant doubles COVID hospital risk: Study

Al Jazeera  

A British study suggests people who get COVID-19 from the Delta variant are about twice as likely to be hospitalised compared with the Alpha variant. The Delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the Alpha variant it has supplanted as the dominant strain worldwide, researchers reported in The Lancet on Saturday. “We …

Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 found in India
3 years, 4 months ago

Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 found in India

The Hindu  

Some cases of the Delta variant, the most widely prevalent variant of concern in India, are being “reclassified” to another sub-lineage that has been associated with a large number of cases in Israel, the India SARS-CoV-2 Genome consortium, which tracks emerging variants, said in a report on Monday. The Delta variant has birthed several sub-lineages called ‘Delta plus’ variants that …

Curbing Delta: The Hindu Editorial on the variant that drives India’s COVID-19 infections
3 years, 4 months ago

Curbing Delta: The Hindu Editorial on the variant that drives India’s COVID-19 infections

The Hindu  

The overall number of coronavirus cases in India is on a downward trajectory though around 35,000 cases continue to be added almost daily. A weekly update from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, a repository of labs tasked with monitoring variants of the coronavirus, says that the Delta variant remains most responsible for the continuing spread of infections in India. The …

Delta variant infects both vaccinated, unvaccinated people in Chennai: ICMR study
3 years, 4 months ago

Delta variant infects both vaccinated, unvaccinated people in Chennai: ICMR study

Live Mint  

An Indian Council of Medical Research study conducted in Chennai has found that the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus has the potential to infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, However, it added that the chances of mortality among the vaccinated group is reduced. “An ICMR study conducted in Chennai has found that the Delta variant has the potential to …

Single vaccine dose gives little protection against Covid infections, finds hospital study
3 years, 4 months ago

Single vaccine dose gives little protection against Covid infections, finds hospital study

India Today  

A study conducted by the Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi has found that a single vaccine dose offered no protection against symptomatic Covid-19 cases during the Delta variant surge. The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi has stated the study covered some of the hospital staff, 2716 of whom had received both doses and 623 had received a single …

Covid-19: Delta Plus variant cases in Maharashtra rise to 65
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Delta Plus variant cases in Maharashtra rise to 65

India Today  

Maharashtra health department said that a total of 65 cases of Delta Plus variant have been reported from in the state so far. Thirty-two of the 65 Delta Plus variant cases in the state are men, 33 are women, while seven are below the age of 18. The state health department said, "This genetic sequencing test shows that delta variants …

Delhi Health Minister says Delta variant found in 80% Covid samples sent for genome sequencing
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Health Minister says Delta variant found in 80% Covid samples sent for genome sequencing

India Today  

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday that the Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in at least 80 per cent of the samples sent for genome sequencing by the government in the last three months. The health department had earlier said the Delta variant was detected in 83.3 per cent of the samples sent for genome sequencing …

52 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in Delhi today; positivity rate at 0.08%
3 years, 4 months ago

52 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in Delhi today; positivity rate at 0.08%

India Today  

Delhi registered 52 fresh cases of Covid-19 and one virus-related death in the last 24 hours. With this, Delhi's positivity rate currently stands at 0.08 per cent. On Monday, Delhi reported 39 Covid-19 cases and one death, while the number of active cases in the city dropped below 500 for the first time since April last year. Delta variant found …

Too Complacent, Too Soon? Just 184 Coronavirus Genomes Sequenced in July Against 4 Lakh in April: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Too Complacent, Too Soon? Just 184 Coronavirus Genomes Sequenced in July Against 4 Lakh in April: Report

News 18  

With the number of cases constantly declining in India but with signs that a third wave may be round the corner, India’s efforts to sequence genomes to track for emerging variants have nose-dived after April. According to an exclusive report by The Hindu, data from the National SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium, a network of 28 labs across the country equipped to …

Number Theory: A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Number Theory: A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid

Hindustan Times  

New infections of Covid-19 have once again started surging across the world, with several countries reporting a record number of new infections. Delta variant pushes new infections globally again For the week ending June 21, the seven-day average of new cases across the world dropped to 359,095 a day – the lowest this figure had touched since February. In the …

Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of Covid-19: ICMR study
3 years, 5 months ago

Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of Covid-19: ICMR study

India Today  

Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin is effective against Delta Plus variant of coronavirus, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical and Research. "ICMR study shows #Covaxin is effective in Delta, Delta AY.1 and B.1.617.3 variants," the apex health research body said in a tweet. Covaxin, a whole-virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine used for mass immunization in the country, …

COVID Delta variant: With vaccines, how to stay safe
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID Delta variant: With vaccines, how to stay safe

LA Times  

As cases surge with the dominance of the Delta variant, experts still agree that COVID-19 vaccines offer the safest route out of the pandemic. Wearing masks indoors Researchers have found that when infected with the Delta variant, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people had similar viral loads in their upper respiratory systems. The confidential CDC document also cites discouraging reports about …

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