Contagious and concerning: What we know about Covid-19 variants
PARIS: Several coronavirus variants with the potential to be more transmissible have caused global concern over whether existing vaccines ...
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US government halts distribution of Lilly COVID-19 drug due to spread of variants
The US government has stopped distribution of Eli Lilly and Co’s COVID-19 antibody therapy, bamlanivimab, due to the impact ...
Commission puts forward a revised export transparency and authorization mechanism and measures for accelerated approval of adapted vaccines against COVID-19 variants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8zPUGFoHDQ The European Commission has today (24 March) adopted a revision of its export, transparency and authorization mechanism for ...
UK must avoid importing vaccine-resistant variants at all costs, minister says
LONDON: Britain must preserve the gains of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign at all costs and avoid a situation where ...
Summer holidays would bring ‘real risk’ of Covid variants, says scientist
Scientists have warned foreign holidays in July and August present “a real risk” of bringing Covid variants back into ...
J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO experts
GENEVA: The WHO's expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 jab for use in countries where ...
MEPs share concerns about COVID-19 variants
Germany, France and Italy said on Monday (15 March) they would suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported ...
EU failing on tracking new Covid-19 variants, MEPs told
The majority of countries in Europe are falling short on tracking coronavirus variants, such as those first detected in ...
U.S. reports nearly 4,000 coronavirus variants infection cases
Nearly 4,000 infection cases of coronavirus variants had been reported in the United States as of Thursday, according to ...
Concerns raised in Japan over allergic reactions to Pfizer jab, virus variants’ spread
Japan's health ministry reported Wednesday a further eight incidents of people experiencing severe allergic reactions after receiving a COVID-19 ...