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Do Current Vaccines Work On Omicron? Top WHO Expert's Reply
Preliminary evidence on Omicron suggests "higher transmissibility", WHO Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal told NDTV today, adding that "regardless of the change in severity, increase in cases alone may pose overwhelming demand
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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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Omicron: Are New Vaccines Needed? What Vaccine-Makers Say
'Omicron', the new Covid variant first found in South Africa, has already caused global concern leading to countries shutting their borders, new travel guidelines, sell-offs in financial markets, and a bleak future for expected post-pandemic recovery
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'Omicron' May Be A Wake-Up Call: WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Ms Swaminathan added that this variant could be more transmissible than Delta, though one can't say anything authoritatively yet. We will know more about the strain in a few days, she said.
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Vaccine Efficacy Against New Covid Variant Under Examination: Scientist
Vaccines that have been directed towards the spike protein of the virus may find difficulty in mounting adequate immunity against the mutated version because of the structural changes that have been reported in the viral genome, according to WHO.
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Both Doses Of Vaccine Give 98% Protection From Death Due To Covid: Centre
Both the doses of Covid vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 per cent shield, the government said today citing a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab.
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"No Scientific Data": Dr VK Paul On Vaccine's Efficacy On Delta Plus Covid Variant
Covid Task Force chief VK Paul today said it will be unfair to put a date for any Covid wave as the behaviour of the virus is unpredictable and a disciplined and effective pandemic response can help India get away from any significant outbreak.
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China Mulls Mixing Different COVID-19 Vaccines To Improve Efficacy Of Jabs
China is considering the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low efficacy of its existing options, a top health expert has told a conference.
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China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism
Days before a global rollout kicks off with the President of Indonesia receiving the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine on live television, uncertainty swirls over the efficacy of the leading Chinese shot, for which four different protection rate numbers have been released in recent weeks.
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Do Current Vaccines Work On Omicron? Top WHO Expert's Reply
Preliminary evidence on Omicron suggests "higher transmissibility", WHO Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal told NDTV today, adding that "regardless of the change in severity, increase in cases alone may pose overwhelming demand
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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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Omicron: Are New Vaccines Needed? What Vaccine-Makers Say
'Omicron', the new Covid variant first found in South Africa, has already caused global concern leading to countries shutting their borders, new travel guidelines, sell-offs in financial markets, and a bleak future for expected post-pandemic recovery
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'Omicron' May Be A Wake-Up Call: WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Ms Swaminathan added that this variant could be more transmissible than Delta, though one can't say anything authoritatively yet. We will know more about the strain in a few days, she said.
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Vaccine Efficacy Against New Covid Variant Under Examination: Scientist
Vaccines that have been directed towards the spike protein of the virus may find difficulty in mounting adequate immunity against the mutated version because of the structural changes that have been reported in the viral genome, according to WHO.
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Both Doses Of Vaccine Give 98% Protection From Death Due To Covid: Centre
Both the doses of Covid vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 per cent shield, the government said today citing a study conducted on police personnel in Punjab.
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"No Scientific Data": Dr VK Paul On Vaccine's Efficacy On Delta Plus Covid Variant
Covid Task Force chief VK Paul today said it will be unfair to put a date for any Covid wave as the behaviour of the virus is unpredictable and a disciplined and effective pandemic response can help India get away from any significant outbreak.
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China Mulls Mixing Different COVID-19 Vaccines To Improve Efficacy Of Jabs
China is considering the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low efficacy of its existing options, a top health expert has told a conference.
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China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism
Days before a global rollout kicks off with the President of Indonesia receiving the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine on live television, uncertainty swirls over the efficacy of the leading Chinese shot, for which four different protection rate numbers have been released in recent weeks.
