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The more contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in the US and likely to cause an 'uptick' in cases
BA.2 accounts for nearly 55% of sequenced COVID-19 tests, US data shows. The subvariant has already…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Fresh COVID wave expected to hit the US as Omicron subvariant and patchy vaccination rates drive surge in Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are surging in several European countries because of the BA.2 Omicron subvariant,…
Andrea Michelson
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It's too early to tell if Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 is more severe says WHO chief scientist
It is too early to call the latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first reported from India last mont…
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If you were infected with COVID-19 during the first Omicron wave, you 'really don't have a lot of good protection' against the BA.5 subvariant: Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the Omicron BA.5 subvariant "substantially evades" antibodies f…
Rebecca Cohen,Katie Anthony
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The coronavirus subvariant surging in Europe is a more-contagious type of Omicron which experts fear could soon take over in the US
The BA.2 subvariant is causing a new wave of infections in Europe, and already makes up about 23% o…
Marianne Guenot
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Study suggests rodents likely origin of the Omicron variant
A previous study had suggested that the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been …
PTI
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What to know about the ultra-infectious Omicron subvariants circulating the US as COVID rates rise, Broadway shows pause, and a mask mandate returns
It's possible that the new, ultra-infectious subvariants driving up cases now could be a sign the v…
Hilary Brueck
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Vaccines could provide strong protection against the fast-spreading Omicron subvariant BA.2, one chart shows
Protection against COVID-19 with symptoms was 70% for BA.2 two weeks after a third vaccine dose, UK…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is now dominant in northeastern US states, per CDC data. Some experts warn of an impending new wave.
A CDC map shows how the BA.2 subvariant has outcompeted other types of coronaviruses in the northea…
Marianne Guenot
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Experts say it's 'meaningless' to compare case counts, positivity rates from the current COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant to earlier spikes
The widespread use of rapid at-home COVID-19 testing has skewed data counts of the latest Omicron B…
Natalie Musumeci
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Covid entering endemic stage in India, cases likely to start subsiding after 10-12 days
Covid in India is moving towards the endemic stage, so the cases may keep rising for the next 10-12…
PTI
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No new Covid variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: Lancet study
No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the coun…
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No change in transmissibility of Omicron BA.4, BA.5, or Omicron BA.6: WHO
While there have been a few cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, so far there is no cha…
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Covid infection could damage foetuses of pregnant women: Study
Foetuses and placentas of pregnant women, especially those infected with COVID-19 at earlier points…
PTI
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Covid 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOG
The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron …
PTI
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India’s case tally of new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 reaches five — Here’s what you need to know
The latest data from INSACOG reveals that three samples from Gujarat and one each from Karnataka an…
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India's new Covid cases jump to 2,582 in last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours, the number of Covid tests conducted was 1,51,186 which is also a substanti…
ANI
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Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine to be priced at ₹800 for private and ₹325 for govt hospitals
Bharat Biotech's nasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, which was given approval as a booster dose, will …
ANI
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Covid-causing Omicron BF.7 variant highly transmissible but not as severe as Delta variant, say doctors
Just as Indians were getting ready to ring in the new year with a bang after two years of pandemic-…
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Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine approved by govt, to be available on CO-WIN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday cautioned people against complacency and urged…