covid variant

With the arrival of the latest COVID-19 variants within the country and the looming flu season on the horizon, many Canadians may be wondering if they should get their booster shot immediately or wait until the newest vaccine…

The first case of a new, highly-mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected for the first time in Canada, British Columbia health officials said on Tuesday. The variant, dubbed BA.2.86, was confirmed in the…

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<!-- -->XBB.1.5 (Kraken) is a descendant of the omicron XBB subvariant. (File)A new Covid variant that was first detected last year has quickly become the dominant strain in the US - and picked up a creepy moniker along the way.…

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BEIJING: Countries are imposing or considering imposing curbs on travellers from China amid a Covid -19 surge there after authorities relaxed "zero-Covid" rules.They cite a lack of information from China on variants and are concerned about…

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World health authorities are closer than ever to being able to declare the emergency phase of COVID-19 over, but a growing decline in surveillance and vaccination could open the door to a new variant of concern, says the World Health…

Great Britain has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that targets both the original and Omicron variant of the virus. The U.K. medicines regulator approved the so-called bivalent vaccine made by U.S. drug company…

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious Omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the…