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Pfizer vaccine may be 42% effective against Delta variant, Moderna 76%
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Pfizer's Covid vaccine is only 42% effective against Indian 'Delta' variant while Moderna's jab is 76% effective, Mayo Clinic study suggestsThe two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. may not be as effec...
Not a single variant of high concern was spotted among travellers
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No cases of Beta, Mu, or Gamma Covid variants were spotted in air travellers arriving in Britain last month despite a MILLION tests being carried out, official data showsTest and Trace statistics show 11,950 arrivals...
Covid-tracking scientists in France spot ANOTHER variant
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Déjà vu: French scientists detect ANOTHER variant linked to travel to Cameroon and say it carries 46 mutations that may make it more vaccine-resistant and infectiousMutant strain has 46 mutations making it more vacci...
Was new variant named Omicron to avoid angering China?
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Was new Covid variant named Omicron to avoid angering Beijing? WHO chose to skip TWO letters of Greek alphabet to avoid 'Xi' which has written similarity to Chinese president Xi JinpingWHO chose to skip two letters o...
ELEANOR HAYWARD examines the key questions about the Omicron variant
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Are these the facts that gave Boris Johnson pause for thought? As Omicron cases dip in London after reaching record highs last week, ELEANOR HAYWARD examines the key questions about how we are coping with the latest ...
Next Covid variant ‘could kill one in three people’
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The next Covid variant could kill up to one in THREE people: SAGE warns doomsday scenario is 'realistic possibility' and UK's vaccine roll-out may even speed up mutant strain's emergenceSAGE today warns a future Cov...
Biden warns unvaccinated to ‘act now’ against ‘deadlier’ Delta variant
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Biden warns unvaccinated Americans to 'act now' against the 'deadlier' Indian Delta variant that's 'more easily transmissible' and 'dangerous for young people' so the country can have a 'summer of joy'President Joe B...
New York records FIVE cases of COVID Omicron variant
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New York records FIVE cases of COVID Omicron variant, raising US total to eight, as Governor Kathy Hochul says there's 'no cause for alarm' and Bill de Blasio warns that more will followFive cases of COVID-19 Omicron...
Bank of England could delay rate hike on Omicron Covid variant fears
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Will Omicron derail a potential pre-Christmas interest rate hike? Covid variant could influence Bank of England's December decisionInvestors now expect the Bank of England will hold off on a hike until 2022 The bank ...
Will Plan B and vaccine passports save us from the Omicron variant?
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Will Plan B and the introduction of vaccine passports be enough to stop the spread of Omicron and how worried should we really be about the new Covid-19 variant? Last week The Mail on Sunday answered the burning ques...
Experts say Omicron variant is ‘best thing’ for pandemic
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Is soaring Omicron the reason UK's death rate is FLAT? Experts say ultra-infectious variant 'should be welcomed' because it's driven out deadlier rival strains - as data suggests mortality rate is now 21 TIMES lower ...
New Covid drug can work against all mutations of Omicron variant
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New Covid drug can work against all mutations of Omicron variant, latest data suggestsLab studies shown sotrovimab effective against 37 known mutations of new strain Data last week indicated the drug could combat sev...
Omicron coronavirus variant causes confusion over pronunciation
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You say OM-mi-cron', I say 'o-MY-cron': How DO you pronounce the new Covid strain named after 15th letter in Greek alphabet?BBC pronounced it as 'OM-mi-cron', with heavy emphasis on the first syllable Historian Mary...
NY Gov Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency amid new COVID variant
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'It's coming': New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency in response to new Covid variant Omicron: Halts elective surgeries in hospitals with limited capacity as Biden bans travel from eight African coun...
Botswana variant spotted in Israel as strain spreads to four countries
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Super-mutant Botswana Covid variant is now spotted in Israel: Germany and Italy are latest to seal off South Africa as B.1.1.529 variant drives 93% spike in cases in a day - but there are NO reports of hospitalisatio...
Indian Delta variant surge is projected to peak in mid-October
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Indian Delta variant surge is projected to peak in mid-October and cause up to 240K infections and 4K DEATHS per day IF current vaccination rates stay the same: Experts plead with public to get their shots as US COVI...