Omicron variant

Ottawa : Health Canada has authorised an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine which targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and the Omicron (BA.1) variant. According to a statement issued by the agency on…

London : Vaccinated people who were infected by the earlier Omicron subvariants have four times greater protection than vaccinated people who were not infected against the new variants like BA.5, finds a new study. The study indicates…

New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India logged 7,946 new Covid-19 cases and 37 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.The new fatalities have increased the nationwide death toll to 5,27,911. The active caseload of the country…

New Delhi : India on Wednesday reported 7,231 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against the previous day's 5,439 count, Union Health Ministry said.Meanwhile, the active caseload has declined to 64,667 cases, accounting for 0.15 per…

New Delhi : India on Tuesday witnessed a decline in Covid cases with 5,439 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, against previous day's 7,591 count, the Union Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the active caseload has come down…

New Delhi : India reported 7,591 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against the previous day's 9,436 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data on Monday.In the same period, 45 more fatalities took the nationwide death toll to…

New York : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve new covid-19 booster shots for newer Omicron strains this week, making them accessible to people in the country before any human testing is finished, the media…

New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 9,520 fresh Covid cases and 41 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.The overall nationwide death toll now stands at 5,27,597.The active caseload has dipped to 87,311, accounting…

Stockholm : A team of researchers is developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and will likely be equipped for future strains.As per a study, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, the vaccine…

New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 10,256 new Covid-19 cases and 68 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.The nationwide death toll has now increased to 5,27,556. The active caseload dipped to 90,707, accounting…