covid variant

Delhi doc infected thrice with Covid, twice after vaccination

The first verified case of three Covid infections was a 61-year-old Delhi doctor, two of which were caused by the…

3 years ago

Canada reports new cases of Lambda variant, says Chief Public Health Officer

Canada's chief public health officer said that there are cases of the latest Lambda Covid-19 variant in the country, but…

3 years ago

Lambda variant, deadlier than Delta, reported in 30 countries

A new COVID-19 strain called 'Lambda' is much more dangerous than the Delta variant, said the UK Health Ministry adding…

3 years ago

Covaxin “Effectively Neutralises” Delta Variant says Top US Health Institute

India's Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralises both Alpha and…

3 years ago

Scientists identify drug that prevents multiple coronavirus variants

Scientists have identified a new drug which is highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2, and…

3 years ago

B.1.617 variant found in 65% of samples sequenced, says health minister

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that B.1.617, the variant of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) which has been…

4 years ago

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines found to be effective against Covid variants, says study

The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines appear to protect against Covid variants B.1.617 and B.1.618 first identified in India, researchers…

4 years ago

2DG: How effective is it?

How 2DG works against Covid? 2DG is actually an altered form of the 2DG molecule that treats tumors, cancer cells.…

4 years ago

Covid mutation in India ‘variant of concern’: WHO

A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, the B.1.617, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being "of…

4 years ago

807 UK variant, 47 South African, 1 Brazilian variant found in India

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday announced that 807 cases of UK variant, 47 cases of South African variant…

4 years ago