Corona Updates

Moderna Inc. could have a COVID-19 booster shot targeting the Omicron variant tested and ready to file for US authorization as soon as March, the company’s president said on Wednesday. Moderna President Stephen Hoge said he believes…
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कोरोना वायरस के ओमिक्रॉन वैरिएंट के स्पाइक प्रोटीन में अन्य वायरस के मुकाबले काफी म्यूटेशन हो चुका है, जिससे इसके खिलाफ अभी मौजूद वैक्सीन का प्रभाव कम होने का डर जताया जा रहा है। मॉडेर्ना के चीफ एक्जीक्यूटिव ने डर जताया है कि फिलहाल उपलब्ध…
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Six international passengers arriving from ‘at risk’ countries have tested Covid positive, the Maharashtra Health Department said Wednesday morning. All six – who flew in from South Africa or other countries with confirmed Omicron cases –…
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On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa’s biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples – and got the shock of her life. The samples, tested in the Lancet laboratory, all…
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Countries should apply “an evidence-informed and risk-based approach” with any travel measures related to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including possible screening or quarantine of international passengers, but blanket bans do…
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Amid the rising fears of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study by researchers at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi shows that people with certain blood groups might be more prone to get infected with COVID-19 rather than…
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Existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned Tuesday, as countries ramp up vaccination programmes and impose further restrictions in an effort to…
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‘Omicron’, the new Covid variant that has put the world on a backfoot amid an intense fight against the pandemic over the last two years, doesn’t escape the RT-PCR and the Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), sources in the Health Ministry said…
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The head of drugmaker Moderna said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus as they have been previously, sparking fresh worry in financial markets about the trajectory of the…
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दुनिया भर में कोरोना के नए ओमिक्रॉन वैरिएंट की दहशत के बीच मुंबई का एक आंकड़ा डराने वाला है। शहर में बीते 15 दिनों में अफ्रीकी देशों से 1,000 लोग आए हैं। द. अफ्रीका में ही ओमिक्रॉन वैरिएंट का पहला मामला पाया गया है और उसके बाद कई अन्य…
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