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Alpha Covid variant mutates to evade innate immune system – research

According to the research, published in Nature magazine, the Alpha variant’s new isolates “more effectively suppress innate immune responses in…

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Top Russian scientist comments on whether Omicron variant is man-made

Omicron's mutations are well within the realm of possibility for a natural variant of the virus, according to Alexander Gintsburg,…

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Omicron becomes dominant Covid variant in US

Figures for the week ending on December 18, which the CDC released on Monday, showed that Omicron has become the…

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Russian sues WHO over use of Omicron for Covid variant

The CEO of the Omicron Network of ophthalmology clinics, Alexander Padar, lodged the claim with the Moscow Arbitration Court on…

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New Omicron variant could spell end for Covid-19 pandemic – top Russian scientist

In an interview published on Monday in Moscow tabloid KP, Anatoly Altshtein, a virologist at the Gamaleya Research Institute of…

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Omicron: What we know about the new Covid variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday named the B.1.1.529 variant of the novel coronavirus Omicron.’Scientists are working overtime to…

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Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk – WHO

The WHO released a technical brief on Omicron, which was classified as a variant of concern (VOC) on Friday. “The…

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‘Omicron’: How fear of new unstoppable Covid variant gripped the world

WHO designates new ‘variant of concern’The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the viral…

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‘Worst ever’ Covid variant: What we know so far

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday named the B.1.1.529 variant of the novel coronavirus ‘Omicron.’ The new strain was previously…

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Biden bans travel from South Africa as Omicron variant spreads

The travel ban covers South Africa and seven other countries in the region: Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and…

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