Covid New Strain

Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Less Effective Against New Variants Of SARS-CoV-2: Study

A study conducted by the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, has found that neutralizing antibodies induced by the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were…

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Clinical Trials Indicate India’s Vaccines Will Be Effective Against COVID-19 Variants: ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous Covid-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported…

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Why Do Scientists Think UK Variant Of Coronavirus ‘May Be More Deadly'”

The announcement that the coronavirus strain sweeping Britain could be more deadly as well as more transmissible has raised fresh concerns about the variant that has spread to dozens of countries. British experts initially indicated that the latest strain circulating in the…

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Despite Vaccination, Covid Herd Immunity Unlikely In 2021: WHO

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization cautioned that even as various nations start carrying out vaccination campaigns to stop Covid-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year. At…

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