Pfizer and BioNTech today announced updated top results from analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic cases of COVID-19 observed in their pivotal Phase 3 study through March 13, 2021, showing the…
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India has detected a new “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The new variant is an addition to the several “variants of concern” that…
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Double mutation of the Covid variant in India risks spreading to other countries, doctor says
The double mutation of a Covid-19 variant discovered in India is of grave concern — and could spread to other countries, according to Dr. Kavita Patel, a non-resident fellow at…
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Nurses talk in front of the 28 de Agosto Hospital in Manaus, State, Brazil, on January 14, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. MICHAEL DANTAS | AFP |…
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Here’s what you need to know: The South African government said it would its doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine with the African Union.Credit…Andrew Testa for The New York Times…
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Cambodia reported on Monday its first cases of the highly contagious UK variant of the novel coronavirus, after three foreigners who arrived from overseas tested positive while in quarantine. The…
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New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland has begun a three-day lockdown following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. Health officials said Monday the cases were of…
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LONDON — British government scientists are increasingly finding the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain to be deadlier than the original virus variants, a devastating trend that highlights the serious…
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Coronavirus | UK’s mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines, says scientist
Sharon Peacock said the British variant was dominant in the country and was likely ‘to sweep the world, in all probability’ The coronavirus variant first found in the British region…
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb says vaccine ramp up alone probably won’t be enough to manage UK virus variant
An increase in vaccinations in the coming weeks in itself might not be enough to contain the spread of a coronavirus variant that was first reported in the United Kingdom…
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The coronavirus variant first seen in Los Angeles in July now accounts for about 44% of new infections in Southern California and than a third of new infections throughout…
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Top The infectious coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. is likely to become the dominant form of the virus worldwide, the director of the country’s genetic surveillance program said…
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Ron Votral receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas, February 9, 2021. Go Nakamura | Reuters LONDON — A variant of…
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Half Of Los Angeles Covid-19 Samples Analyzed Show Mutant “West Coast Variant,” As Region Runs Out Of First-Dose Vaccine Appointments
Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have dropped by 77% and 44% over the past month, respectively, said LA County Health Officials on Monday. That’s great news for the country’s hardest-hit region.…
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UK health expert says no reason to think Covid variant from South Africa will become dominant strain
An army health worker prepares a dose of Covishield, AstraZeneca/Oxford’s Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine made by India’s Serum Institute, at an army hospital in Colombo on January 29, 2021. ishara S.…
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South Africa halted use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine on Sunday after evidence emerged that the vaccine did not protect clinical-trial participants from mild or moderate illness caused by the…
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However, AstraZeneca said it is yet to be fully determined whether the vaccine protects against severe disease caused by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant found in South Africa Representational image.…
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British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of…
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Coronavirus | Indian researchers find why variant with D614G mutation spread faster in Europe, U.S. but not East Asia
A study found that the variant with the D614G mutation introduced an additional cleavage site on the ACE-2 receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to gain entry into cells Kalyani-based scientists…
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A recent study on Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has shown efficacy against the UK variant of the coronavirus. The Oxford University scientists have revealed that the…
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AstraZeneca confirmed that early data from a small trial, first reported by the Financial Times, had shown limited efficacy for the vaccine against mild disease primarily due to this variant.…
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Home » Website » International » Spain Reports First Case Of Brazilian Coronavirus Variant At Madrid Airport Associated Press (AP) 2021-02-06T08:17:13+05:30 Spain Reports First Case Of Brazilian Coronavirus Variant At…
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Dipesh Sonar and Nisha Gill speak with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his visit at the quality control laboratory of Oxford Biomedica, where batches of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
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No studies were carried out to examine the efficacy of the vaccine against the variant found in South Africa. The Oxford vaccine appears to protect people against the new, …
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The Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford protected people against a new, contagious coronavirus variant at similar levels to the protection it offered against other…
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Top Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S.’ top infectious disease official, told CNN that there is a risk the infectious variant of Covid-19 originally identified in the U.K. “might become dominant”…
