The creator of the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine has warned that he believes the deadly coronavirus can survive for several years. The lead scientist behind Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, Ugur Sahin, said “the virus will stay with us for the next 10 years.” See: US Nurse Faints After Receiving COVID-19 …
Read More »The South African variant of Covid-19 may be “more effective at spreading”; Northern Ireland confirms positive case of strain in UK
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The South African variant of Covid-19, two cases of which have now been detected in the UK, is likely to be more transmissible, may affect young people more, and may be slightly more resistant to vaccines, scientists in South Africa believe. However, research is still continuing …
Read More »UK coronavirus mutation is ‘super spreader’, makes disease 70% more contagious: government
The government said on Tuesday there was no need to panic over the mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in the UK, stating that there is no such variant or any significant mutation in the coronavirus The tension has still been seen in India. NITI Aayog (Health) Fellow Dr VK Paul, …
Read More »Oxford vaccine: India will likely approve AstraZeneca vaccine next week | India News
NEW DELHI: India is likely to approve the Oxford / AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use next week after its local manufacturer submitted additional data requested by authorities, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. This could be the first country to give a regulatory green …
Read More »Pfizer partner BioNTech ‘can make a vaccine in 6 weeks if needed’
The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine will work against the mutated strain detected in Britain. “Scientifically, it is very likely that the immune response of this vaccine can also cope with the new virus variant,” said Ugur Sahin, co-founder of BioNTech. However, “we do not …
Read More »New Covid-19 Strain, India Bans Flights to UK, Covid-19 Vaccine and Today’s Breaking News
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:34 pm Passengers arriving from the UK at Mumbai airport on Tuesday (Express photo) The highly infectious new strain of coronavirus found in the UK, leading some 40 countries to sever travel ties with the country, has yet …
Read More »Coronavirus | Six passengers on the London-Delhi flight test positive for COVID-19
Six passengers traveling on Air India’s London-Delhi flight tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, a senior government official said on December 22. Read also: Coronavirus, December 22 updates The flight landed around 11.30pm on December 21. “Five COVID-positive passengers were found at the Delhi airport. A passenger, who took a …
Read More »‘Sometimes I get goose bumps,’ says Bharat Biotech MD as he prepares for the launch of Covaxin
“It’s a nightmare,” said Suchitra Ella, Deputy Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd. “Sometimes I get goose bumps, sometimes I wake up early in the morning wondering where we are. What are we doing? How did we get there? there?” Bharat has already produced around 10 million doses of …
Read More »New strain of virus emerged in September, may already be there in India: experts
A new variant of Sars-Cov-2 has been found in the UK and is reportedly “out of control” – an announcement that has raised alarms in Europe and elsewhere. Many members of the European Union suspended travel to and from Britain and imposed stricter quarantine rules. The new variant is likely …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine: Why Scientists Hope Vaccines Will Work Against New Strain of Virus
A new strain of the coronavirus is spreading in the UK, putting the country back on track and overshadowing the early stages of the vaccine launch. While initial evidence suggests that the mutant virus is more infectious, scientists say it is unlikely to make vaccines less effective. What is the …
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