B.1.617 Covid Variant
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Covid Variants Over Time: Alpha To Omicron To Stratus, Tracked And Explained
Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.
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'Disqualify Shashi Tharoor As MP': BJP Colleague Cites Covid Remark
Congress's Shashi Tharoor should be disqualified as a member of Parliament for using the term "Indian variant" for the India-dominant B.1.617 strain of the coronavirus, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has said in a letter to the Speaker.
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Police Case Filed Against Kamal Nath Over Remarks On B.1.617 Variant
A police case has been registered against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress chief Minister Kamal Nath for his remarks that tagged the B.1.617 Covid variant as the "Indian Variant".
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Social Media Firms Asked by Government to Remove Reference to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus
The IT ministry in a letter issued on Friday has asked all social media companies to remove down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classified as a variant of global concern.
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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
Coronavirus: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday evening reminded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that international passenger flights to and from India have been suspended - with some exceptions - since March last year
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US Vaccines Effective Against Covid Variant Found In India: Top Officials
COVID-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday.
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Vaccines Can Cover Covid Variant In India But Efficacy Lower: Expert
The efficacy of coronavirus vaccines may be reduced against the virus variant dominant in India but they can still offer protection against severe conditions linked to COVID-19, one of the country's top experts in genomics said on Friday.
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"Good Scientific Decision": Adar Poonawalla On Longer Gap Between Jabs
The gap between two Covishield doses can be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the current six-eight weeks, the government said today, accepting the recommendation of experts.
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Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
New strains of the Covid variant found in India are deadlier and more infectious, the World Health Organisation has said on the country's coronavirus situation in a weekly update.
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Word 'Indian' Not In WHO Report On Covid Variant: Government Fact-Checks
The government today objected to the labelling of the B.1.617 Covid variant as an "Indian variant", stressing that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Covid Variants Over Time: Alpha To Omicron To Stratus, Tracked And Explained
Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.
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'Disqualify Shashi Tharoor As MP': BJP Colleague Cites Covid Remark
Congress's Shashi Tharoor should be disqualified as a member of Parliament for using the term "Indian variant" for the India-dominant B.1.617 strain of the coronavirus, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has said in a letter to the Speaker.
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Police Case Filed Against Kamal Nath Over Remarks On B.1.617 Variant
A police case has been registered against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress chief Minister Kamal Nath for his remarks that tagged the B.1.617 Covid variant as the "Indian Variant".
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Social Media Firms Asked by Government to Remove Reference to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus
The IT ministry in a letter issued on Friday has asked all social media companies to remove down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classified as a variant of global concern.
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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
Coronavirus: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday evening reminded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that international passenger flights to and from India have been suspended - with some exceptions - since March last year
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US Vaccines Effective Against Covid Variant Found In India: Top Officials
COVID-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday.
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Vaccines Can Cover Covid Variant In India But Efficacy Lower: Expert
The efficacy of coronavirus vaccines may be reduced against the virus variant dominant in India but they can still offer protection against severe conditions linked to COVID-19, one of the country's top experts in genomics said on Friday.
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"Good Scientific Decision": Adar Poonawalla On Longer Gap Between Jabs
The gap between two Covishield doses can be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the current six-eight weeks, the government said today, accepting the recommendation of experts.
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Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
New strains of the Covid variant found in India are deadlier and more infectious, the World Health Organisation has said on the country's coronavirus situation in a weekly update.
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Word 'Indian' Not In WHO Report On Covid Variant: Government Fact-Checks
The government today objected to the labelling of the B.1.617 Covid variant as an "Indian variant", stressing that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
