The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta strain, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. Long COVID is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of the disease, the researchers said. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of … Read more
The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19’s Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found. The protective efficacy of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin following two and three-dose immuniszations against the Delta variant and the efficacy of the Covaxin … Read more
April 8, 2022 The COVID-19 symptoms caused by the Omicron variant tend to last about two days shorter than symptoms from the Delta variant, according to a new study published in The Lancet. In addition, among fully vaccinated people, a symptomatic Omicron infection was 25% less likely to result in a hospital admission as compared … Read more
A combination of the Covid-19 variants, Omicron and Delta, is known as a Recombinant. When Israel reported a new Covid-19 strain last week, there was quite a lot of speculation in the media about its origin and impact. The new strain is said to be a combination of Delta AY.4 and Omicron BA.1. And a combination of the … Read more
Coronavirus India Live News: New Omicron Variant Symptoms and Cases in India, Coronavirus Vaccine Registration Latest Update, Covid-19 India Latest News Live: Mass testing for Hon Kong’s 7.4 million residents is set to take place over nine days starting in the second half of March, the South China Morning Post reports Covid-19 India Live News, … Read more
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India Live Updates: The death toll climbed to 5,13,724 with 243 fresh fatalities, the updated data says. Coronavirus India Live News: New Omicron Variant Symptoms and Cases in India, Coronavirus Vaccine Registration Latest Update, Covid-19 India Latest News Live: India continues to see a new decline in … Read more
The research, recently published in the journal Allergy, found that only individuals vaccinated with a third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine form antibodies that can partially block Omicron. People who are double-vaccinated and those who have recovered from infection by previous strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have virtually no antibody protection against the … Read more
Feb. 9, 2022 With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths hit 2,600 recently, the highest rate in about a year,The Washington Post reported. That’s higher than the approximately 2,000 daily deaths last autumn during the Delta surge, but less … Read more
The research, published recently in the journal Nature, suggests that these drugs are more potent when used in combination than individually. Combining the antiviral remdesivir or molnupiravir with the experimental drug brequinar blocks the reproduction of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, in lung cells and in mice, according to a study. The research, published … Read more
Coronavirus India Live News: New Omicron Variant Symptoms and Cases in India, Coronavirus Vaccine Registration Latest Update, Covid-19 India Latest News Live: India’s current positivity rate stands at 7.25 per cent, the Monday health bulletin shows. Omicron Coronavirus India Live News, February 7 Live News: New Omicron Virus Cases in India Latest Updates, Coronavirus Vaccination … Read more