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A COVID-19 booster shot will provide strong and broad antibody protection against the range of omicron sublineage variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in circulation, two new studies using serum from human blood samples suggest. Researchers…

An analysis done by a UK-based institute pointed out that the risk of lingering Covid-19 symptoms post-infection appeared to be influenced by the strain of coronavirus which caused the infection. The analysis was published after reports…

Two new Omicron subvariants BA.2.10 and BA.2.12 have been detected in Bengaluru by INSACOG attached labs, reports have suggested. And with this, the Covid subvariant is now circulating in several states including Delhi, Haryana,…

Health Canada is warning medical professionals that a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug is unlikely to be effective against the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant. The country’s federal drug regulator issued a notice to health-care…

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron surges in many countries in Europe and Asia. The rise of BA.2 has been blamed for recent surges in…

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was…

A man is given a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in New York, April 11, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersCovid infections are rising again in the U.S. with outbreaks in New York City and Washington, D.C. resulting…

The US national public health agency said on Tuesday (Apr 12) the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for 85.9 per cent of the coronavirus variants in the country. A resurgence in COVID-19 cases in parts of Asia and Europe…

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 sublineage has been supplanted in many countries by the BA.2 sublineage. Although Omicron is responsible for less severe forms in the general population, immunocompromised people are still at higher risk of…

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday said there is enough immunity in the U.S. population to provide some protection against the more contagious omicron BA.2 subvariant, which could help stave off another Covid wave that slams…