Delta variant

J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed strong promise against… Read More

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed promise against the Delta variant first identified in India in a… Read More

Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 90% effective against Delta variant

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 90% effective against the highly contagious Delta… Read More

Three Australian cities lock down in fight against Delta COVID-19 variant

SYDNEY: Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a slight rise in locally… Read More

Delta variant fuses cells to infect more efficiently

Compared to the spike protein on earlier versions of the coronavirus, the spike on the… Read More

Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant

A French study from the Pasteur Institute concluded that neutralising antibodies produced by vaccination with… Read More

Delta variant doubles risk of COVID hospitalisation: study

The Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant… Read More

Delta variant ’40 percent more transmissible’: UK health minister

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is estimated to be 40 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant that caused… Read More