The BA.5 variant that dominated the summer wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has now fallen to 83.1% of new cases, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three rival strains – the BF.7, BA.2.75, and BA.4.6 variants – have now climbed to make up nearly 1 in 5 … Read more
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that it is struggling to identify and … Read more
U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today’s most common omicron strain U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today’s most common omicron strain The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots … Read more
Aug. 31, 2022 –The FDA on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. The agency cited data to support the safety and efficacy of this next generation of mRNA vaccines targeted toward variants of concern. If you’ve been waiting to get a variant-specific booster shot, you may be … Read more
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The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in Brussels on Feb. 18, 2022. Johanna Geron/AP hide caption toggle caption Johanna Geron/AP The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in … Read more
BioNTech and Pfizer will start a clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine adapted to the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron this month, as the German biotech forecasts an increase in demand at the end of the year. The company missed sales and earnings expectations in the second quarter after the European Commission renegotiated its … Read more
Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday announced the introductory prices for automatic and four-wheel drive (4WD) variants of its all-new Scorpio-N SUV. The home-grown automaker had launched the latest edition of the SUV on June 27 in five variants Z2, Z4, Z6, Z8 and Z8L. The bookings for the vehicle are scheduled to start from July … Read more