Covid: Indian variant ‘now dominant’ in the UK
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Confirmed cases of the Indian variant have risen to 12,431 in the UK, according to new data from Public Health England BBC News – Health
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines likely effective against Indian coronavirus variant, researchers suggest
Coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna appeared to remain effective against a subtype of the Indian virus variant, according to early findings presented Tuesday from researchers at Emory University. The findings, posted to bioRxiv late Monday ahead of peer review, suggested the B.1.617.1 variant dealt an approximate seven-fold reduction in protection from prior infection and vaccination. However,… Read More »
Covid: Indian variant being investigated in UK
Asked if India should be added to the government’s “red list” of banned countries, Environment Secretary George Eustice said: “We’re allowing people in from India provided they have had a pre-departure test, provided they then quarantine – albeit not in a hotel or a designated facility, but quarantine at home – and then have a… Read More »
Indian farmers squat on railway tracks to mark four months of protests
Enlarge Image Farmers dance as they sing a folk song during a 12-hour strike, as part of protests against farm laws, on a highway at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India, March 26, 2021. Reuters NEW DELHI – Dozens of farmers squatted on railway tracks in northern India on Friday, disrupting traffic to mark… Read More »