Deaths, hospitalisation can go up due to Omicron, warns Europe’s health agency

A ‘stealth’ version of Omicron can raise risks of virus spread

Wuhan strain to Omicron: Where are we headed now?

Why has the original strain disappeared and what has replaced it?

FAQ on COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5: Why is it nicknamed ‘Kraken’?

Answers to questions like what is it, where is it prevalent and how does it differ from Omicron

Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami

Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as past ones. But one cannot rule out …

COVID-19 update: Deltacron & omicron subvariant — 2 looming threats?

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States, countries in Europe and Southeast Asia

COVID-19 resurgence: Cases rise in China, Europe and New Zealand

Hong Kong and New Zealand facing huge waves; situation in Hong Kong similar to India delta wave

COVID-19 update: Why did UK call BA.2 a ‘variant under investigation’?

At least 40 countries have detected this omicron sub-lineage since November 17, 2021    

Vaccine inequity created perfect conditions for emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants: WHO

Cannot call omicron mild only because it is causing less severe disease, says WHO

Omicron, Delta driving 3rd COVID-19 wave in Kolkata and Bengal: Experts

Delta constitutes a large number of the current infections but Omicron will soon take over as the dominant COVID-19 variant in Kolkata and West …

New novel coronavirus variant reported in 12 cases from southern France has 46 mutations

At least 12 people test positive for the virus with this new variant, called IHU; too early to comment on its virological, epidemiological or …

COVID-19: First few peer reviewed studies suggest vaccine induced antibodies fail to protect from Omicron

The studies, published in Nature, covered Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but not India’s indigenous Covaxin

Omicron can partially evade vaccines, booster dose needed : Studies

Vaccinated persons who had contracted COVID-19 in the past have better protection against the disease  

Update COVID-19 vaccine to target omicron variants: Advisory panel to USFDA

Unclear which combination of updated vaccine will work best; body expected to decide by July

Treatment for COVID-19 in Omicron wave: What to go for, what to avoid

Experimental therapies used to treat COVID-19 in India’s first two waves should not be used this time, warn doctors

Festivities, election rallies: What happened in the weeks leading up to India's 2nd COVID-19 wave

An account of last year's superspreader events illustrates how we may be in a similar sitation now 

How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains

Success of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 shows promise for their use in achieving the vision of an effective universal influenza vaccine

COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving differently after omicron

Cases are expected to rise with the advent of winter

COVID-19: What’s driving Portugal’s high caseload, toll despite impressive vaccination rates?

Around 87% of Portugal’s population is fully vaccinated & over 65% received boosters 

Are booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines the new normal?

Making boosters integral to India’s containment strategy can trigger medical, ethical dilemmas 

Nearly 60% of global population to be infected with omicron by March: IHME

Daily COVID-19 cases set to hit 5 million by January, despite a major drop in the infection-detection ratio, says IHME

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants

When an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can lead …

COVID-19 is already endemic, lack of data plagues understanding about vaccine efficacy: Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang, ex-officio member of a working group on COVID-19 vaccines at the WHO, talks to DTE on vaccines, their effectiveness and urgent …

COVID-19: 2 years into pandemic, original virus nowhere as variants take over

Data from GISAID has revealed the current dominance of the GK clade, to which the Delta variant belongs, in nearly every continent

Lancet study flags breakthrough omicron infections after boosters

Cases of omicron infection noted among 7 Germans who visited South Africa; All had received at least 2 shots of an mRNA vaccine while 5 had …

Omicron: India will not get African Cheetahs this year

The team of experts delegated to carry out the project was about to leave for Namibia in November, but had to return from the airport …