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As Delta variant rages, Saint Petersburg study finds Sputnik V vaccine is 81% effective at preventing Covid hospitalizations

The team of Russian researchers analyzed the data from nearly 14,000 patients who had tested positive for the virus and were referred…

3 years ago

Unvaccinated Delta Air Lines employees to be charged $200 extra per month in health insurance to ‘cover Covid costs’

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, CEO Ed Bastian said the “surcharge will be necessary to address the financial…

3 years ago

‘Delta has changed everything’: Oregon governor to deploy 1,500 National Guard troops to assist swamped hospitals

“To support our hospitals overstretched by patients during the Delta surge, I’m deploying 500 Oregon National Guard members, initially, to…

3 years ago

CDC releases study showing 3/4 Delta cases are among the vaccinated, says masks are the answer

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its masking guidelines on Tuesday, urging all Americans in areas with…

3 years ago

‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

The Delta variant of the coronavirus may be more transmissible than previous variants, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) doesn’t…

3 years ago

WHO declares 3rd wave of Covid-19 pandemic, says gains from vaccines have been reversed as Delta variant spreads

The global number of infections has risen for four straight weeks with the Delta variant now present in 111 countries,…

3 years ago

More contagious Delta coronavirus variant becomes dominant in Germany for 1st time

The more contagious Delta strain, previously known as the Indian variant, makes up 59% of new cases recorded in Germany,…

3 years ago

Delta has now become the dominant variant in US Covid cases, says the CDC

Cases of the Delta variant outnumbered cases of the alpha variant for the first time for the two-week period ending…

3 years ago

Pfizer vaccine losing effectiveness amid Delta variant surge, Israeli Health Ministry says as it mulls 3rd shot & new restrictions

The vaccine fell to 64% effectiveness in preventing symptomatic infection over the last month, the Health Ministry reported on Monday,…

3 years ago

Moscow’s dilemma: As Delta strain batters Russian capital, politicians & businesses count cost of Covid-19, but on different terms

Last week, tough new rules came into force in the Russian capital, effectively banning much of the city’s population from…

3 years ago