Experts says COVID-19 vaccines effective despite virus mutations

Jul 03, 2021

Moscow [Russia], July 3 : Coronavirus vaccines remain effective in spite of the virus mutations, said an official of the St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute...

Study on 2 booster candidates to anticipate omicron-like mutations: Moderna

Nov 27, 2021

Washington [US], November 27 : US-based pharmaceutical company is studying two booster candidates designed to anticipate mutations similar to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Who designates Covid's BA.2.86 as ‘variant under monitoring’

Aug 19, 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ on Friday due to the large number of mutations it carries.

Philippines logs 1,901 new COVID-19 cases, two virus mutations detected

Feb 19, 2021

Manila [The Philippines], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Friday 1,901 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing...

New Australian software tracks COVID-19 mutations that threaten vaccine efficacy

Sep 10, 2020

Sydney [Australia], September 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian researchers have developed a new tool to help tackle the problem of mutations in COVID-19, which could render...

Russia's health watchdog says 22 stable mutated COVID-19 strains identified worldwide

Sep 18, 2020

Moscow [Russia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): There are about 22 stable mutations in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus detected worldwide, with two of them...