Covaxin booster shot enhances efficacy against Delta, Omicron variants of Covid-19: Study

A study showed that administration of Covaxin booster dose will enhance the vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant infection and give protection against two Omicron variants of COVID-19. The study by ‘bioRxiv’, an open-access preprint repository for the biological sciences, shared on Tuesday that its study shows that administration of […]

Covid-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO

The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 percent more transmissible than the […]