Tag: Uk Covid 19 Variant

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UK Covid-19 Variant Currently Has No Significant Impact On Vaccines: WHO

Geneva: Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none of them, including the new mutant variant found in the UK, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, according to World Health Organization (WHO) experts. Addressing […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
UK Covid-19 Variant: Health Ministry Issues SOP For Epidemiological Surveillance
UK Covid-19 Variant: Health Ministry Issues SOP For Epidemiological Surveillance

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Concerned over a new strain of coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK) that is feared to be more contagious, the Union Health Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for epidemiological surveillance and response. As stated in the SOP, the list of international travellers who arrived in India between December 9 to December […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
UK Covid-19 Variant: New Mutated Virus Not More Severe, Lethal, So Don't Panic, Says NITI Aayog
UK Covid-19 Variant: New Mutated Virus Not More Severe, Available Vaccines Prove To Be Effective, Says NITI Aayog

New Delhi: In view of a mutated variant of coronavirus detected in the UK and elsewhere, the NITI Aayog clarified on Tuesday that there is no need to panic. Niti Aayog’s Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul said that the mutated variant of novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 disease or impact the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Bharat Biotech
Covaxin Neutralizes UK COVID-19 Variant: Study

Hyderabad: Covaxin, the Covid vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, effectively neutralizes UK variants of SARS-CoV-2 reducing the possibility of mutant virus escape, finds a study. According to the research paper carried by bioRxiv, the preprint server for biology, the study has dispelled the uncertainty of possible neutralization escape. A group of researchers from Indian Council […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
UK COVID-19 Variant Linked To Higher Mortality Rate
UK COVID-19 Variant Linked To Higher Mortality Rate

London: The Kent variant of Covid-19 — B.1.1.7 — that swept across the UK last year before spreading worldwide, is associated with a significantly higher mortality rate, suggests a research. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, indicated that the Kent variant is between 30 and 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains. […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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