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Moderna Says Updated Covid Vaccine Effective Against New Variant 'Pirola'
Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant.
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New Booster Dose Should Work Against Future Covid Strains: Ex AIIMS Chief
The Covid vaccines in use in India are providing cover for the original Wuhan strain but if the need for another booster dose is felt as new variants emerge, it should be able to provide protection against all circulating as well as future strains
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New Indian Covid Vaccine Candidate Can Withstand Even 100 Degrees Celsius
A heat-stable COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed in India and does not need cold chain storage has generated strong antibody response against coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron, according to a study on mice.
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New Inhaled Vaccine Provides Broad Protection Against Covid Variants: Study
An inhaled form of COVID-19 vaccine developed by scientists at McMaster University in Canada can provide broad, long-lasting protection against the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, a preclinical study has found
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WHO's Warning On Repeated Booster Dose Vaccine Strategy For New Variants
WHO experts warned Tuesday that simply repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines was not a viable strategy against emerging variants, and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be "Tweaked" To Fight New Variants: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
The COVID-19 vaccines can be "tweaked" to provide protection against new variants of the virus, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said.
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Vaccines Can Become Variant-Proof, Says New Study Amid Omicron Alert
Newer Covid variants - such as Delta and Omicron -carry mutations to the spike protein, which can make them less recognisable to the immune cells and antibodies stimulated by vaccination.
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J&J Shot Loses Antibody Protection Against Omicron In Study
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine produced virtually no antibody protection against the omicron coronavirus variant in a laboratory experiment, underlining the new strain's ability to get around one pillar of the body's defenses.
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Boris Johnson On "Best" Single Defence Against Covid Variant Omicron
Booster COVID-19 vaccines increase the body's immune response and remain the best single defence against the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
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Moderna CEO Says World May Need New Vaccines To Fight Omicron
Existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned Tuesday, as countries ramp up vaccination programmes and impose further restrictions to curb growing concern.
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Moderna Says Updated Covid Vaccine Effective Against New Variant 'Pirola'
Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant.
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New Booster Dose Should Work Against Future Covid Strains: Ex AIIMS Chief
The Covid vaccines in use in India are providing cover for the original Wuhan strain but if the need for another booster dose is felt as new variants emerge, it should be able to provide protection against all circulating as well as future strains
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New Indian Covid Vaccine Candidate Can Withstand Even 100 Degrees Celsius
A heat-stable COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed in India and does not need cold chain storage has generated strong antibody response against coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron, according to a study on mice.
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New Inhaled Vaccine Provides Broad Protection Against Covid Variants: Study
An inhaled form of COVID-19 vaccine developed by scientists at McMaster University in Canada can provide broad, long-lasting protection against the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, a preclinical study has found
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WHO's Warning On Repeated Booster Dose Vaccine Strategy For New Variants
WHO experts warned Tuesday that simply repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines was not a viable strategy against emerging variants, and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be "Tweaked" To Fight New Variants: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
The COVID-19 vaccines can be "tweaked" to provide protection against new variants of the virus, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said.
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Vaccines Can Become Variant-Proof, Says New Study Amid Omicron Alert
Newer Covid variants - such as Delta and Omicron -carry mutations to the spike protein, which can make them less recognisable to the immune cells and antibodies stimulated by vaccination.
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J&J Shot Loses Antibody Protection Against Omicron In Study
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine produced virtually no antibody protection against the omicron coronavirus variant in a laboratory experiment, underlining the new strain's ability to get around one pillar of the body's defenses.
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Boris Johnson On "Best" Single Defence Against Covid Variant Omicron
Booster COVID-19 vaccines increase the body's immune response and remain the best single defence against the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
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Moderna CEO Says World May Need New Vaccines To Fight Omicron
Existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned Tuesday, as countries ramp up vaccination programmes and impose further restrictions to curb growing concern.
