WASHINGTON, United States -- Oxford researchers announced Thursday the discovery of a highly virulent strain of HIV that has been lurking in the Netherlands for decades, but because of the effectiveness of modern treatments, is ''no cause for alarm.'' Oxford researchers have found in the...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a Danish study published on Monday. Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sub-variant BA.2 -- also called ''stealth Omicron'' -- was detected earlier this...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) spokesperson told Filipinos on Monday, Jan. 3 not to make the mistake of "forgetting" about the presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) "We're...
IMAGE 1_ OMICRON PR WASHINGTON, United States -- The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the main coronavirus strain in the United States, accounting for 73.2 percent of new cases over the past week for which data is available, health authorities reported Monday. The spike, which was tallied by...
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is 97 percent effective against the India strain of the coronavirus. In this file photo taken on February 12, 2021, a vial containing the Covid-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca and a syringe are seen on a table in the pharmacy of the vaccination center at the Robert Bosch...
• More cases equal more transmissions, which maximizes the chances that a significant mutation will occur. • If we keep case numbers lower, we essentially restrict the virus's playground. • Factors for mutations: A combination of how much virus is out there coupled with...
