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Singapore Expects Omicron Wave To Be "Several Times Larger" Than Delta: Minister
Singapore can expect an infection wave due to Omicron "several times larger" than the one caused by Delta, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday as he cited the latest variant's higher transmissibility.
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Delta Still Dominates As More Covid Variants Emerge
A new variant of Covid-19 detected in South Africa known as B.1.1.529 has caused flight bans and a scramble to determine vaccine efficacy.
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China's Latest Delta Outbreak Its Most Widespread Since Wuhan
More provinces in China are fighting Covid-19 than at any time since the deadly pathogen first emerged in Wuhan in 2019.
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First Case Of Delta Covid Strain's Subvariant Shows Up In Israel
Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry said.
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Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant Of Coronavirus: US Study
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a US study.
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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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Herd Immunity Not A Possibility With Delta Variant, Warns UK Vaccine Expert
The highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus has rendered the prospect of herd immunity, where the majority of a country's population becomes immune to a virus, difficult, the head of the UK's Oxford Vaccine Group has warned.
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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 Is A Warning": WHO Sounds Alarm As China Sees Big Covid Surge In Months
Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday
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Two Vaccine Doses "Vital" Against Delta Variant Of Covid: European Regulator
The European Union's medicines watchdog said Wednesday two jabs by approved vaccine makers were "vital" to provide maximum protection against the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant, urging countries to speed up their inoculation drives.
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Delta Covid Variant Predicted To Become Predominant Mutation Across US: Medical Body
The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.
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Covaxin "Effectively Neutralises" Delta Variant: Top US Health Institute
India's Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, the US' National Institute of Health has said.
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Delta To Account For 90% New Covid Cases In Europe By End August: Report
The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the EU in the coming months, the bloc's disease control agency said Wednesday.
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Delta Variant Greatest Threat To US Pandemic Response: Top Expert Fauci
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States' effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci during a Tuesday press call.
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Opinion: Why Delta Strain Is Dangerous, Will Vaccines Work On It, And Other FAQs
As nations race to roll out vaccines in the global effort to contain Covid-19 and allow for a return to normal, the rise of dangerous virus variants threatens to prolong the pandemic.
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Singapore Expects Omicron Wave To Be "Several Times Larger" Than Delta: Minister
Singapore can expect an infection wave due to Omicron "several times larger" than the one caused by Delta, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday as he cited the latest variant's higher transmissibility.
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Delta Still Dominates As More Covid Variants Emerge
A new variant of Covid-19 detected in South Africa known as B.1.1.529 has caused flight bans and a scramble to determine vaccine efficacy.
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China's Latest Delta Outbreak Its Most Widespread Since Wuhan
More provinces in China are fighting Covid-19 than at any time since the deadly pathogen first emerged in Wuhan in 2019.
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First Case Of Delta Covid Strain's Subvariant Shows Up In Israel
Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry said.
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Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant Of Coronavirus: US Study
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a US study.
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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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Herd Immunity Not A Possibility With Delta Variant, Warns UK Vaccine Expert
The highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus has rendered the prospect of herd immunity, where the majority of a country's population becomes immune to a virus, difficult, the head of the UK's Oxford Vaccine Group has warned.
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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 Is A Warning": WHO Sounds Alarm As China Sees Big Covid Surge In Months
Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday
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Two Vaccine Doses "Vital" Against Delta Variant Of Covid: European Regulator
The European Union's medicines watchdog said Wednesday two jabs by approved vaccine makers were "vital" to provide maximum protection against the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant, urging countries to speed up their inoculation drives.
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Delta Covid Variant Predicted To Become Predominant Mutation Across US: Medical Body
The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.
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Covaxin "Effectively Neutralises" Delta Variant: Top US Health Institute
India's Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, the US' National Institute of Health has said.
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Delta To Account For 90% New Covid Cases In Europe By End August: Report
The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the EU in the coming months, the bloc's disease control agency said Wednesday.
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Delta Variant Greatest Threat To US Pandemic Response: Top Expert Fauci
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States' effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci during a Tuesday press call.
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Opinion: Why Delta Strain Is Dangerous, Will Vaccines Work On It, And Other FAQs
As nations race to roll out vaccines in the global effort to contain Covid-19 and allow for a return to normal, the rise of dangerous virus variants threatens to prolong the pandemic.
