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Study on 2 booster candidates to anticipate omicron-like mutations: Modern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): US-based pharmaceutical company is studying two booster candidates designed to anticipate mutations similar to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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No specialised kits to detect, Pak denies presence of B.1.617 Covid varian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Pakistan has officially denied that the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus has entered the country, despite experts noting that it does not have specialised kits to detect the highly contagious COVID-19 mutation.
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Czech Lab discovers new COVID-19 mutation
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Elisabeth Pharmacon lab has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus, Czech biologist Omar Sery, who is the company's founder, said on Twitter.
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Angela Merkel defends lockdown extension, says 'Mutations may destroy any
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 12 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended the extension of the nationwide lockdown until March 7 in Bundestag and called on Germans to be "extremely cautious" and warned of the "dangers" of COVID-19 variants, reported DW News Agency.
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Tedros refutes new Japanese coronavirus mutation more aggressive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There is no evidence to suggest that the newly-detected Japanese mutation made the coronavirus more aggressive, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
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WHO chief scientist says early to judge if COVID-19 mutation in minks can
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday it was too early to decide whether the coronavirus mutation found in the farmed mink population in Denmark could impact the efficacy of vaccines.
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New Australian software tracks COVID-19 mutations that threaten vaccine ef
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian researchers have developed a new tool to help tackle the problem of mutations in COVID-19, which could render prospective vaccines ineffective.
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