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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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Activate War Rooms, Night Curfews As Needed, Centre Tells States: 10 Points
Omicron is three times as infectious as Delta and "war rooms" are needed to contain it, the Centre has told states. It listed a series of prevention and containment measures that included extensive testing, night curfew and regulation of gatherings.
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Covaxin 50% Effective When Delta Was Dominant, Shows Lancet Study
Two doses of Covaxin are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic disease, according to the first real-world assessment of India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Issue SOPs To Contain Spread Of Covid Delta Subvariant: Ashok Gehlot To Centre
Expressing concern over cases of a sublineage of SARS CoV2's delta variant, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked the central government on Monday to prepare and issue standard operating procedures (SOPs) for its prevention.
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UK Monitoring "Subvariant" Of Coronavirus Delta Strain
Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which has been seen in a growing number of cases.
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Delta Surge Means This Is As Good As Global Growth Gets
The pandemic's summer resurgence is slowing the global economic recovery as the delta variant dogs efforts to rev up factories, offices and schools.
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Delta Variant Pushes US Cases, Hospitalisations To 6-Month High
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with low vaccination rates.
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45 Cases Of Delta Plus Variant Reported In Maharashtra So Far: Officials
A total of 45 cases of Delta plus variant of COVID-19 have been reported in Maharashtra till August 8, the state health department informed.
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Delta Pushes Herd Immunity Threshold To Above 80%: Experts
The spread of the delta coronavirus variant has pushed the threshold for herd immunity to well over 80% and potentially approaching 90%, according to an Infectious Diseases Society of America briefing on Tuesday.
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What 'Very Real Fourth Wave' Caused By Delta Means For US
A surge in Covid-19 cases across the U.S. brought on by the fast-spreading delta variant is increasing pressure on U.S. drug regulators to fully approve Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine, the first one to apply for full licensure in the U.S.
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Delta Variant Spreads "Like Wildfire" As Doctors Study Whether It Makes Patients Sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.
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US Top COVID-19 Advisor Says No New Lockdowns Expected Despite Delta Surge
President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant.
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Delta Variant Has Triggered Fourth Wave In Middle East: WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday the Delta variant has led to a "surge" in coronavirus outbreaks triggering a "fourth wave" in the Middle East, where vaccination rates remain low.
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She Was Co-Infected With 2 Variants, Most Likely From Separate People
A 90-year-old woman died after becoming infected with two different strains of Covid-19, revealing another risk in the fight against the disease, Belgian researchers found.
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US Top Coronavirus Advisor Terms Delta Strain Of Covid As "Nasty Variant"
US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday (local time) characterised the Delta strain of COVID-19 as a "nasty variant".
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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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Activate War Rooms, Night Curfews As Needed, Centre Tells States: 10 Points
Omicron is three times as infectious as Delta and "war rooms" are needed to contain it, the Centre has told states. It listed a series of prevention and containment measures that included extensive testing, night curfew and regulation of gatherings.
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Covaxin 50% Effective When Delta Was Dominant, Shows Lancet Study
Two doses of Covaxin are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic disease, according to the first real-world assessment of India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Issue SOPs To Contain Spread Of Covid Delta Subvariant: Ashok Gehlot To Centre
Expressing concern over cases of a sublineage of SARS CoV2's delta variant, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked the central government on Monday to prepare and issue standard operating procedures (SOPs) for its prevention.
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UK Monitoring "Subvariant" Of Coronavirus Delta Strain
Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which has been seen in a growing number of cases.
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Delta Surge Means This Is As Good As Global Growth Gets
The pandemic's summer resurgence is slowing the global economic recovery as the delta variant dogs efforts to rev up factories, offices and schools.
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Delta Variant Pushes US Cases, Hospitalisations To 6-Month High
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States are at a six-month high, fueled by the rapid spread of the Delta variant across swathes of the country grappling with low vaccination rates.
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45 Cases Of Delta Plus Variant Reported In Maharashtra So Far: Officials
A total of 45 cases of Delta plus variant of COVID-19 have been reported in Maharashtra till August 8, the state health department informed.
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Delta Pushes Herd Immunity Threshold To Above 80%: Experts
The spread of the delta coronavirus variant has pushed the threshold for herd immunity to well over 80% and potentially approaching 90%, according to an Infectious Diseases Society of America briefing on Tuesday.
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What 'Very Real Fourth Wave' Caused By Delta Means For US
A surge in Covid-19 cases across the U.S. brought on by the fast-spreading delta variant is increasing pressure on U.S. drug regulators to fully approve Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine, the first one to apply for full licensure in the U.S.
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Delta Variant Spreads "Like Wildfire" As Doctors Study Whether It Makes Patients Sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.
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US Top COVID-19 Advisor Says No New Lockdowns Expected Despite Delta Surge
President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant.
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Delta Variant Has Triggered Fourth Wave In Middle East: WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday the Delta variant has led to a "surge" in coronavirus outbreaks triggering a "fourth wave" in the Middle East, where vaccination rates remain low.
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She Was Co-Infected With 2 Variants, Most Likely From Separate People
A 90-year-old woman died after becoming infected with two different strains of Covid-19, revealing another risk in the fight against the disease, Belgian researchers found.
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US Top Coronavirus Advisor Terms Delta Strain Of Covid As "Nasty Variant"
US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday (local time) characterised the Delta strain of COVID-19 as a "nasty variant".
