The delta variant of the coronavirus is becoming stronger and more infectious, 99% of all cases of the disease occur in it. Which vaccines are most effective? The World Health Organization notes that the Delta strain, recorded for the first time in India, has been found in 185 countries and has practically “ousted” all other […]
Given the proliferation of new strains, scientists analyzed how the symptoms of COVID-19 changed and which became dominant. British researchers have found, according to News Medical, how the main symptoms of COVID-19 have changed now, with the spread of the delta variant, compared to the manifestations of the alpha strain, which prevailed last year. The […]
The World Health Organization has evaluated the iota coronavirus strain. The specialists of the organization do not believe that this option poses a serious danger. The information was presented at a briefing by WHO expert Maria van Kerkhove, quoted by TASS: “This option is mainly present in the US. We now have information on 27 […]
The variant of the Lambda coronavirus, widespread in Latin America, has not yet caused much concern, even the WHO has identified it only as “deserving special attention.” But recently, this strain was discovered in the UK, and this fact compels us to pay close attention to it. A new strain is approaching Russia? The “MK” […]
Shane Crotty, an American virologist and professor at the La Jolla Institute of Immunology, called the chance of a new, vaccine-immune variant of the coronavirus unlikely. The scientist believes that such a development of events does not correspond to the pattern of behavior of the pathogen, TASS quotes him as saying. In addition, Crotty says, […]
Scientists from France and Guiana warn about 60% infectivity of the gamma variant of coronavirus for vaccinated. The results of the research of scientists are published on the official website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, RIA Novosti reports. In May this year, a surge in coronavirus infection was recorded at a gold […]
The head of India’s Medical Education and Research Authority, Dr. Tatyarao P. Lahan, has reported twenty cases of a new strain of coronavirus, which has been named Delta Plus (B.1.617.2.1). The infected patients were found in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Lahan said on India TV. The new strain is distinguished by the presence of […]
A new naming system for Covid variants is being proposed by the World Health Organization. It will not change the existing terms, but it will simplify the designation of the strains found in South Africa, Great Britain, and India. According to the BBC, WHO will use Greek letters to designate options: British – Alpha, South […]