Tag: Omicron
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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 -
Explained: How Omicron is able to evade antibodies, remain contagious
The findings demonstrate what a formidable opponent SARS-CoV-2 is, Veesler said.
January 26, 2022 -
NZ announces 3-phase public health response to Omicron
The phase two response is to slow the spread and protect the vulnerable communities.
January 26, 2022 -
What is fueling the demand for Holiday homes in India?
The holiday home segment is prospering in the midst of all of this commotion. For a long time, the concept of a vacation home has been gaining traction. The section, however, really took off during the pandemic.
January 26, 2022 -
Caution & optimism
The hope is that the continued spread of Omicron “will not disrupt society to the same degree as other variants of coronavirus have done over the past two years”. Kluge’s statement is a similar mix of caution and optimism.
January 26, 2022 -
Tom Ford’s New York Fashion Week show scrapped amid Omicron surge
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Ford was set to close out New York Fashion Week on February 16, which kicks off on February 11, but the designer announced recently that the company's staff has been heavily affected by COVID and will not be ready to hold the upcoming show.
January 25, 2022 -
Omicron can survive 8 days on plastic, 21 hours on skin: Study
The survival of Alpha (19.6 hours) and Beta (19.1 hours) was found to be similar.
January 25, 2022 -
Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta
Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly sensitive to inhibition by the so-called interferon response, an unspecific immune response that is present in all body cells.
January 25, 2022 -
Omicron’s immune evasion behind rapid spread, say studies
The Omicron variant, first reported from South Africa and Botswana in late November, has now been detected in 171 countries so far.
January 23, 2022 -
Sputnik V shows strong protection against Omicron: Joint Italian-Russian study
The Sputnik V vaccine has demonstrated strong protection against Omicron variant, with over 2 times higher virus neutralising activity compared to the Pfizer vaccinea, ccording to a study conducted by the Spallanzani Institute in Italy in collaboration with Russian Direct Investment Fund. The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the...
January 20, 2022 -
Odisha logs highest single day surge in Omicron cases with 145 fresh cases
Of the 249 samples which were genome sequenced between January 9 and 16, as many as 145 were tested positive for the new variant.
January 19, 2022 -
Trial run of ‘OmiSure’ kits to diagnose Omicron variant begins in Odisha
The prevailing rate of infection is not alarming enough to enforce lockdown. Though the positivity rate is high in four to five districts, the infectivity is on a lower side in the remaining parts of the State, said Director of Health Services Bijay Mohapatra on Wednesday.
January 19, 2022