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HONOLULU(KHON2) — Since COVID-19 was first discovered, health officials have recorded dozens of mutations of the virus. And Dr. Edward Desmond, the State Laboratories Division’s Administrator, said the omicron variant called BQ1.1, is immune resistant. “Some of these new variants are less effectively neutralized by our antibodies,” Desmond explained. “But our cell-mediated immunity will protect …

Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …

Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …

Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, the health minister said on Saturday. …

Of the three variants present in the state, the B.1.1.7 or the U.K. variant is the “most prominent” according to the Center for Disease Control and local healthcare professionals. The CDC’s website graph that details the number of variant cases describes the state to have 839 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant while the …

Here’s what you need to know: Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine being prepared in Houston last week.Credit…Go Nakamura for The New York Times Vaccinations against Covid-19 may be accelerating in the United States, but the Biden administration’s intervention at a troubled plant that ruined millions of vaccine doses, along with the continuing threat …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday that while Covid-19 variants are playing a part in recent spikes in the number of cases, they’re not the only reason.  “The variants are playing a part, but it is not completely the …

Here’s what you need to know: A line for vaccines in Munich, earlier this week. Only about 10 percent of Europeans have received a first dose.Credit…Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times The European Union’s stumbling Covid-19 vaccination drive, badly shaken by the recent AstraZeneca safety scare, got a boost Friday from the European Medicines Agency, …

To the Editor: Across the world, there are multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). SARS-CoV-2 variants have been classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as variants of interest, variants of concern, and variants of high consequence. Three new variants1 …

Researchers have developed technology which could halve the time it takes to identify Covid-19 variants, amid growing fears over strains spreading in Europe. The technology, which has been described as “groundbreaking”, is currently being trialled by the NHS and could help quickly spot mutations of Covid-19 – something which takes around four to five days at …