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Current anti-COVID pills work well against Omicron, antibody drugs less ef
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wisconsin [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found the drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests.
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Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants of concern in
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New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The latest study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows that antibodies generated by Omicron, a COVID-19 strain, are not only effective against it but also other variants of concern (VOCs) including Delta.
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Researchers find explanation for Omicron variant causing less severe disea
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Frankfurt [Germany], January 25 (ANI): The Omicron variant replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta, although it was better at escaping immune pro
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Study finds newer variants of SARS-CoV-2 can infect mice, unlike original
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Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): A team of biology researchers has found that some of the newer variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect the respiratory tract of wild mice, unlike the original strain that emerged from China.
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Nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future strains of SARS-CoV-2
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Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 24 (ANI): With the COVID-19 virus mutating and bringing in more and deadlier waves with it, medical discoveries are all that humanity is depending on to survive and defeat this dark phase of life.
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COVID-19: Omicron driven wave will turn to villages after metros, says exp
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New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Omicron variant driven wave of COVID-19 will now turn to small towns and villages in the coming few weeks after its transmission in metro cities as each time a wave follows this trend, said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan who is advising COVID-19 task force at
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Breakthrough COVID-19 infections spur strong antibody responses: Study
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Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): In view of the spike in COVID-19 infections globally, a recent study shed light on the strength, durability and breadth of neutralizing antibody responses generated by breakthrough infections in individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.
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In tit-for-tat response, US blocks Chinese airlines after Beijing's action
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Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US on Friday (local time) in a counterstroke to China's virus policy blocked 44 passenger flights by Chinese airlines as Beijing had taken the same step against American carriers as part of its strict coronavirus control policies.
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Less hospitalisation, less severity in Omicron driven wave, say Experts
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New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Delhi is reporting a ten times lesser number of hospitalisations in the Omicron-driven wave of COVID-19 as compared to the second wave, informed Dr Dhiren Gupta, Paediatric Pulmonologist at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi on Friday.
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COVID- Beijing battles both Delta, Omicron ahead of next month's Winter Ol
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Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Beijing battles with epidemic ahead of the scheduled next month's Winter Olympics as four COVID-19 infections, with both the Delta and Omicron variants, were detected recently.
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Depending upon COVID vaccine availability, children aged above 5 yrs shoul
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New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Emphasising that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children, children over the age of five years should get vaccinated against the disease, suggests Dr Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at US' University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health.
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COVID-19: Omicron gradually replacing Delta variant in many states, says t
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New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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