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Don’t Be Too Concerned About the Omicron BA.2 Sub-Lineage. Here’s Why.

Banjot Kaur 25/02/2022

An INSACOG scientist told The Wire Science that BA.2...

Man waits inside a COVID care centre set up amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi

Omicron: Centre Tells States To Be Proactive and on Lookout for Surges

Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar 21/12/2021

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said states could take containment...

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a teenager, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg

South Africa: Early Data Suggests Omicron Is More Transmissible, Less Severe

Harsha Somaroo 13/12/2021

The data from Gauteng also shows a change in...

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Kerala, AP, Chandigarh Report First Omicron Cases; India Tally 38

All the five persons in the cases reported on...

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What Scientists Are Doing Right Now To Understand the Omicron Variant

Peter Kasson 13/12/2021

The goal is to see how well antibodies from...

A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo

Is Low Vaccine Coverage Responsible for the Omicron Variant?

Jennifer Juno and Adam Wheatley 07/12/2021

Expanding global vaccine coverage by increasing supplies, ensuring equitable...

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New Coronavirus Variant ‘Omicron’ Heightens Risk of Vaccine Apartheid

David Shepardson, Stephanie Nebehay and Alexander Winning 27/11/2021

It could take weeks for scientists to fully understand...