Explainer: What do we know about COVID variant XBB.1.5?
The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the… Read More
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Karachi detects six cases of new Covid-19 variant
KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department on Tuesday confirmed the presence of XBB and XBB-1 sub-variants… Read More
1 year ago
Over 40% of US COVID cases caused by Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
Over 40% of COVID-19 cases in the United States are now caused by the highly… Read More
1 year ago
UK approves Pfizer’s COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5
UK health regulator on Wednesday approved the country's first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron… Read More
1 year ago
Novavax says Omicron shot shows strong immune response as second booster
Vaccine maker Novavax Inc said on Tuesday its COVID-19 shot retooled against the Omicron BA.1… Read More
1 year ago
Pfizer/BioNTech Omicron vaccine shows strong response
US drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot targeting… Read More
1 year ago
Pfizer, BioNTech say updated COVID booster protects against Omicron
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4… Read More
2 years ago
Germany to start Omicron-adapted COVID vaccinations next week – minister
BERLIN: Germany can next week start using COVID-19 vaccines which have been adapted for the… Read More
2 years ago
Omicron-adapted COVID vaccine wins first approval in Britain
Britain has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that targets both the… Read More
2 years ago
Omicron better at invading young noses than other COVID variants
The following is a summary of some recent studies on the COVID-19 Omicron variant. They… Read More
2 years ago
Moderna booster candidate shows strong response against Omicron subvariants
Moderna said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target… Read More
2 years ago
Omicron less likely to cause long COVID, UK study says
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previous variants,… Read More
2 years ago
Covid 19: CM Sindh orders analysis, report on new Omicron variant BA.2.12
Karachi: Sindh government has ordered the Health and Interior Ministries to analyze the new Covid-19… Read More
2 years ago
Covid-19: Pakistan reports first case of Omicron variant BA.2.12
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reported the country's first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1, said the… Read More
2 years ago
Omicron as severe as previous COVID variants, large study finds
The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike… Read More
2 years ago
Omicron ‘stealth’ COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally
A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now… Read More
2 years ago
Immune system continues to remember the ‘coronavirus’
A year after infection with the coronavirus, when antibodies in the blood are barely detectable,… Read More
2 years ago
China boosts bed spaces as Omicron outbreak spreads
China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials on Wednesday reported thousands of… Read More
2 years ago
COVID-19: Omicron infections contagious for at least 6 days
Patients infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 remain contagious for just as long as… Read More
2 years ago
Reinfections with Omicron subvariants are rare: study
Getting infected twice with two different Omicron coronavirus subvariants is possible, but rarely happens, a… Read More
2 years ago