variants of sars cov 2
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British and Indian Variants Renamed ‘Alpha’ and ‘Delta’ Under New WHO Covid-19 Guidance
The so-called British and Indian variants of covid-19 have gotten name changes under new guidance released by the World Health Organisation on Monday. The British variant will now be called “Alpha” and the mutant variant first identified in India will be called “Delta” as the WHO tries to stop stigmatization of regions that were the…
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Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Ready to Test Out Their Vaccine Updates Against Covid-19 Variants
The arms race between the coronavirus and humanity continues to pick up steam. This week, Moderna announced that its modified vaccine meant to target a worrying variant first found in South Africa is now ready for testing. Pfizer/BioNTech is also set to test out their own contingency plan for new variants soon.
