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Delta variant now dominant in European region: WHO, ECDC warn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern is now the dominant variant in most of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday.
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May need COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria. Read More
Two-third population had COVID-19 antibodies, 40 cr still vulnerable: 4th
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) on Tuesday announced the results of the fourth countrywide serosurvey which revealed that two-thirds of the general population of the country has developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and 40 crore people are still vu
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COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 20 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London and University of Padua shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
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Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR stud
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), says Dr N K Arora, co-chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Delta variant is around 40-60 pc more transmissible than Alpha variant: Dr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 Delta variant is around 40-60 per cent more transmissible than Alpha Variant, revealed Dr NK Arora, Co-Chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Study links wildfire smoke exposure to increased risk of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): A new study has found that wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Sputnik V effective against Delta, other variants of coronavirus, says RDI
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) on Monday announced strong results of the study on neutralizing the activity of sera from individuals vacc
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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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COVID-19: From ascertaining variants to surveillance strategy, all you nee
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is a national multi-agency consortium of Genome Sequencing Laboratories laboratories established by the Government of India on December 30, 2020.
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People living with HIV/AIDS may be less susceptible to COVID: AIIMS study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The presence of antibodies, or the seroprevelance against the SARS-CoV-2 was found to be lower among people living with HIV and AIDS according to a study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
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COVID-19: INSACOG to discuss status, spread of Delta plus variant today
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium (INSACOG) in its weekly review meeting today will discuss the status and spread of Delta plus variant of COVID-19, said sources.
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