Australia’s COVID hospital admissions, deaths rise as variant surges
Hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Australia have reached a new high for a second straight… Read More
2 years ago
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Deltacron: Covid variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified
Hybrid versions of the coronavirus that combine genes from the Delta and Omicron variants -… Read More
3 years ago
BA.2: Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage
The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage… Read More
3 years ago
Too soon to say if Omicron more transmissible than Delta: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) does not yet have enough data on the new Omicron… Read More
3 years ago
New COVID-19 variant sparks worldwide worry, sends stock markets tumbling
WASHINGTON/GENEVA - The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as… Read More
3 years ago
B.1.1.529: What we know about the new COVID-19 variant
Global authorities have reacted with alarm to a coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with… Read More
3 years ago
‘Mu’ Covid variant potentially of concern: EU agency
The European Medicines Agency said Thursday a coronavirus variant known as "Mu" could be cause… Read More
3 years ago
Explainer: What is the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation?
India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant… Read More
3 years ago
China’s current COVID-19 vaccines can tackle Indian variants: expert
China's current COVID-19 vaccines can tackle new coronavirus variants spreading in India and can provide… Read More
4 years ago
Indian coronavirus variant detected in Switzerland
The virus variant was found in "a passenger who was transiting through an airport," it… Read More
4 years ago
Brazil sees 1,803 COVID-19 deaths; Chinese vaccine found 50.7% effective against variant
Brazil, which has in recent weeks become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, saw… Read More
4 years ago
Coronavirus variant identified in Brazil is doubly infectious
The greater infectiousness of the P.1 variant likely contributed to that, the report suggests Read More
4 years ago
Scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection
The findings in laboratory studies offer hope that COVID-19 vaccines based on the 501Y.V2 variant… Read More
4 years ago
New coronavirus variant identified in New York
The variant was also described in research published online this week by the California Institute… Read More
4 years ago
Stronger bonds connect coronavirus variants to infected cells
Researchers already know that these variants carry a worrisome mutation called E484K. Read More
4 years ago
English health authority says 38 cases of new COVID variant found
The new coronavirus variant also detected in Nigeria, Denmark and Canada is thought to reduce… Read More
4 years ago
Britain’s coronavirus variant ‘likely to sweep the world’
Sharon Peacock, director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK consortium, said vaccines were so far effective… Read More
4 years ago
Pfizer-BioNTech shot likely protects against UK variant
Researchers took blood samples from 16 people who had received the vaccine and exposed the… Read More
4 years ago
South African coronavirus variant may resist antibody drugs
"The data also suggest that the existing vaccines could be less effective against the South… Read More
4 years ago