Covid-19 Variant KP.3.1.1 Predominant In US As Infections Continue Ticking Up
Los Angeles: The KP.3.1.1 Covid-19 variant, now the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating in the US, has been causing increasing infections ...
Tag: Omicron
Omicron Breakthrough Infection Prevents Serious Illness From JN.1: Study
Seoul: The human immune system that encountered breakthrough infection by the Omicron variant acquires enhanced immunity against future versions of ...
Contagious BA.5 Covid Strain Replicates Faster Early In Infection: Study
New York: Omicron sub-variant BA.5 is more virulent due to its ability to rapidly replicate early during infection, finds a ...
Scientists Say EG.5.1 Will Not Cause A Severe Covid Infection
New Delhi: The new subvariant of Omicron, EG.5.1, which is more transmissible, yet is less likely to worsen Covid infection, ...
Bivalent Covid Vax Offers Protection Against Omicron, Sub-Variants: Studies
New Delhi: Bivalent vaccines that target the newer Covid variants, particularly Omicron and sub-variants, performed well, according to two studies. ...
XBB.1.16 Variant Drives Global Surge In Covid Cases, Deaths
New Delhi: The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, present in 33 countries, is making a fresh surge in Covid infections as well ...
Indian Study Shows Covid XBB.1.16 Raising Conjunctivitis Risk In Infants
New Delhi: Amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, driven by the subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16, there has ...
Can Omicron & Influenza Co-Infection Turn Deadly?
New Delhi: With India currently seeing a rise in both Covid and influenza cases, many people are likely to be ...
Antibody That Blocks Omicron, Other Covid Variants Identified
New York: A group of scientists in the US has identified an antibody that appears to block infection by all ...
Omicron More Deadly Than Seasonal Influenza, Reveals Research
New Delhi: Adults hospitalised with the Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even ...
