A previously unknown variant of SARS-CoV-2 was found on a traveler who returned to France from Cameroon. After his return, he managed to “distribute” the virus to those in contact – at least 12 people in the south of France were infected. The tests revealed that they had an “atypical combination of mutations”, informs DW. […]
On Monday, the Institute for Biological Research of the Academy of Athens (IIBEAA) announced that two suspected cases of the Omicron Covid-19 strain had been confirmed. Two cases have been identified in Attica. The patients are reported to be Greek residents of South Africa who traveled in Greece before the country imposed strict restrictions on […]
Bloomberg: the omicron variant could well have formed during the transmission of the virus from humans to animals. Scientists suggest that this version of the emergence of the omicron strain is very likely: the coronavirus was transmitted from person to animal, adapted and passed back into the human body. This hypothesis was voiced to the […]
Moderna CEO Stephen Bansell predicts that current coronavirus vaccines are unlikely to be effective against the Omicron mutation: “I don’t think it’s as effective as with the Delta mutation. I believe that there will be a significant decrease in efficiency. I just don’t know how much, because we need to wait for the data. But […]
Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health T.H. Chan say that delta-like strains will prolong the pandemic indefinitely, the coronavirus will not go anywhere. The results of their research are published in the journal Cell, talks about them RIA News… According to scientists, the main characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta strain can lead to […]
WHO last week once again warned of the spread of new strains of coronavirus. What is known about these super-infectious mutations that bear the letters of the Greek alphabet as names? The most widespread in the world are the variants Alpha (173 countries), Beta (122), Gamma (74), Delta (104). Meanwhile, the coronavirus continues to mutate, […]
The increased infectiousness and speed of spread of new strains is a matter of concern to experts. It is possible that the hope for the sun’s rays and higher temperatures in summer will be in vain, and the pandemic will not slow down, the German news agency DPA notes. Most viruses have positive seasonal effects […]