Tag: Omicron
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New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 detected in Delhi
A new sub-variant of the Covid strain Omicron has been detected in a study of genome sequencing in the capital city.
August 10, 2022 -
High-Risk Folks SHOULD NOT wait for Omicron-updated Jabs: Experts
Given the quickly changing scene of the pandemic worldwide, experts say that the best protection against high-risk individuals is the one at hand.
July 30, 2022 -
Covaxin booster shot enhances efficacy against Delta, Omicron variants of COVID-19: Study
The study by 'bioRxiv', an open-access preprint repository for the biological sciences, shared on Tuesday that its study shows that administration of Covaxin booster dose will enhance the vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant infection and give protection against the Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2.
June 15, 2022 -
Maha ‘conquers’ Omicron? No cases for past 60 days
Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases have resumed their upward trend, surpassing the 200-mark for the first time since mid-March this week.
May 7, 2022 -
Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
"Our analysis suggests that the intrinsic severity of the Omicron variant may be as severe as previous variants," the researchers claimed in the pre-print study, meaning not yet peer-reviewed.
May 6, 2022 -
Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kids
A team of researchers from Universities of Colorado and Northwestern in the US, examined 18,849 children hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2.
April 18, 2022 -
2 new Omicron sublineages found in South Africa
The department said that it was expecting the fifth wave of the pandemic by the end of May.
April 14, 2022 -
Cases surge in Australian states amid Omicron new sub-variant concern
West Australia recorded 6,062 new cases on Wednesday, the first time for the state's daily cases to top 6,000.
March 16, 2022 -
Reinfection with different Omicron sub-types possible: Danish study
According to the study, PCR tests carried out on approximately two million Danes affected primarily by Omicron's sub-types BA.1 and BA.2 revealed that "67 cases in which the same individual had become infected twice at a 20-60-day interval where both infections were due to Omicron sub-types".
February 23, 2022 -
Odisha logs 20% drop in new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths
A total of 12,65,843 patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 1,272 in the past 24 hours.
February 19, 2022 -
Omicron replaces Delta variant as Odisha’s COVID-19 infections on downward trajectory
The State’s share is 3.41% in the country’s confirmed virus caseload while the active cases are 0.86% of India’s total active cases.
February 11, 2022 -
How Omicron escapes from antibodies
The team focused their analysis on the receptor binding domain (RBD), which is the part of the spike protein targeted by antibodies.
February 2, 2022 -
Omicron can spread in several hours after infection
According to a study led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Omicron spreads 70 times faster than Delta variant.
January 31, 2022 -
Omicron bounced back ‘sooner than expected’: Study
According to the Daily Mail, King's College London scientists estimate 160,000 people were falling ill with Covid every day in the week ending January 26, compared to 145,000 in its previous report.
January 30, 2022 -
ILS-Bhubaneswar witnesses COVID surge: Omicron variant detection affected
The State had last reported Omicron variant cases on 19 January with the ILS providing diagnostic reports of 145 new variant cases to the State health department.
January 28, 2022 -
Omicron infected have significant immune response, can neutralise Omicron, Delta: ICMR
This emphasises the need for an Omicron-specific vaccine strategy, said the study.
January 26, 2022 -
No guarantee that future Covid variants will be less severe: WHO
Moreover, the next variant of Covid may also evade vaccine protections even more, making the existing vaccines even less effective.
January 26, 2022