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LONDON: UK scientists are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of the coronavirus, called VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is due to the younger segment of the population. The government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory Group (Nervtag) is monitoring …

Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar LIVE market updates: India’s benchmarks quickly erased their opening gains and fell into the red, down more than half a percent, in early morning trading Tuesday as investors were unable to shake off concerns amid. of the new strain of Covid-19. The S&P BSE Sensex was hovering …

The main concern is that the new variant of the coronavirus is significantly more transmissible than the original strain. It has 23 mutations in its genetic code, a relatively high number of changes, and some of them are affecting its ability to spread. A new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic …

NEW DELHI: India may start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. “Personally, I think it can be in January at any stage or any week, there may be a time …

Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine shipments began leaving warehouses early Sunday, heading to healthcare facilities in the United States in an effort to distribute the second approved coronavirus vaccine. A statement from distributor McKesson Corp just after 0600 EST (1100 GMT) said it had begun shipping Moderna’s Covid-19 injections and auxiliary …

India can inoculate some 30 million million people in the next 6 to 7 months, the minister said. New Delhi: India may start vaccinating people against COVID-19 in January, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, adding that the government’s priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. “Personally, …

European countries began banning flights from the UK on Sunday when the London government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control.” Following the example of the Netherlands, where the ban on all UK passenger flights went into effect on Sunday, a German government source …

India recorded 26,624 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), 341 related deaths and 29,690 recoveries in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Sunday morning. New infections brought the country’s tally to 10,031,223 and it now has an active case load of 305,344 with …

With a COVID-19 number of cases that has exceeded 10 million people, India is the second country in the world most affected by coronavirus pandemic, behind only the United States. But its goal is to emerge from the crisis in the coming months with a massive vaccination campaign, which will …

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating around five serious allergic reactions that occurred after people were administered the Pfizer and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine in the country this week. In a press meeting, Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, …