Tag: Omicron
Omicron shows 5.4-fold higher chance of reinfection than Delta; Study
A new study by Imperial College London (ICL) found that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times...
AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail ‘Evusheld’ effective against Omicron
The UK-based multinational pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has revealed that the lab study of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, has retained neutralizing activity against the...
GlaxoSmithKline Antibody Drug ‘Sotrovimab’ effective against Omicron
A COVID-19 antibody treatment developed by the British multinational pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US-based commercial-stage immunology company, Vir Biotechnology is effective against the...
Variant of Concern; WHO warns of a new COVID-19 strain from...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the novel COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, initially detected in South Africa, “Omicron”.
In recent weeks, COVID-19 infections have increased...
