COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna work against the variant that emerged in India – known as B.1.617 – and drove its catastrophic recent surge, according to a new study from New York University. Both of the mRNA vaccines will neutralize the variant’s spike protein, the infectious surface part of the virus that lets … Read more
Dozens of people have been quarantined inside an apartment block in Germany for the last two days after one person tested positive for the Indian variant of Covid. All 189 residents of two tower blocks in Velbert, near Dortmund, have been locked up since the infection was first detected there during a routine test on Sunday. … Read more
The Indian Covid variant has been found in 40 per cent of areas in England, positive test data revealed today as Boris Johnson desperately tried to play down rising fears that the June 21 ‘freedom day’ could be ditched because of the strain. The Prime Minister stressed that the roadmap out of lockdown is currently … Read more
The Indian Covid variant has been found in 40 per cent of areas in England, positive test data revealed today as Boris Johnson today desperately tried to play down rising fears that the June 21 ‘freedom day’ could be ditched because of the strain. The Prime Minister stressed that roadmap out of lockdown is currently … Read more
Fifty Indian doctors have died from coronavirus in a single day as the country struggles with a punishing second wave of infections and deaths. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) said that 244 doctors had lost their lives to Covid-19 so far this year, with 50 dying on Sunday. On Monday evening, the former president of the … Read more
Low vaccine uptake fuels variant fear: Only one in four London cases involved people who had travelled back from India… fuelling fears of widespread transmission here because of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ Low vaccine uptake could be driving the Indian variant’s spread, data shows London has the highest levels of the Indian variant – with 400 cases recorded … Read more
Low vaccine uptake fuels variant fear: Only one in four London cases involved people who had travelled back from India… fuelling fears of widespread transmission here because of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ Low vaccine uptake could be driving the Indian variant’s spread, data shows London has the highest levels of the Indian variant – with 400 cases recorded … Read more
The Indian Covid variant now accounts for at least one in five infections in England and NHS figures show that five out of the six hotspots have vaccine uptake lower than the national average. Number 10 today refused to rule out a return to local lockdowns as the mass easing of restrictions in England was … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines appear to be 97 per cent effective against infection from the Indian variant, real world data suggests. While the UK has recorded more than 1,313 cases of the new strain, the Government said it is not aware of anyone who has died after being given both jabs. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines appear to be 97 per cent effective against infection from the Indian variant, real world data suggests. Studies by laboratories in the UK and India have recorded no deaths among the vaccinated population from the new strain – which has strengthened the case in favour of jabs. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today … Read more