variants

Coronavirus: Future variants-of-concern likely lurk in today’s patients

The many coronavirus particles inside an infected person likely include some mutated ones that may… Read More

South African scientists will study link between COVID variants and untreated HIV

Leading South African scientists are set to investigate Covid-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting… Read More

New PCR test can identify coronavirus variants

A new type of PCR test can quickly tell which variant of the coronavirus is… Read More

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

CHICAGO: The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants… Read More

India COVID-19 variant exhibits resistance; antibody drug shows promise

A roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts… Read More

COVID-19 spread: UK adds Pakistan, more countries to ‘red list’

UK added more countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh to its red list from April 9… Read More

Coronavirus is undergoing “convergent evolution”, has it shown its best cards?

Although it will continue to mutate, immunologists and virologists said they suspect this coronavirus has… Read More

Coronavirus variants can infect mice

The implications, such as whether mice could then transmit the virus to humans, will require… Read More

COVID-19 from UK variant lasting longer

The reason the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK is more transmissible than earlier… Read More

China’s Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South… Read More

Coronavirus variants may lead to false negative results

The U.S. drugs regulator said on Friday genetic variants of COVID-19, including the one found… Read More