Covid 19 Variants

COVID-19 variants to be identified by Greek letters: Process of naming pathogens has often been controversial

With numerous variants of the novel coronavirus having emerged worldwide, people everywhere have struggled to keep track of their complex alphanumeric names

South African COVID-19 variant can better bypass Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: Israeli study

The South African variant accounted for less than one percent of coronavirus cases in Israel.

Killer T cells that 'remember' past infection boost immune response to COVID-19 variants: Study

The killer T cell responses remained largely intact, as per the study, and could recognize virtually all mutations in the variants.

'VOC 202012/02' and 'B.1.351' aren't gibberish – why coronavirus variants have weird names

The names need to be distinct and informative, not involving geographic references that are similar in pronunciation or memorable.

Coronavirus variant in Brazil infected many who had already recovered from COVID-19

Research on the Brazil variant had been slow since its discovery in December, leaving scientists unsure of just how worrisome it is.

New COVID-19 variant spreading in New York, found in samples from November 2020, studies claim

By mid-February, the new variant accounted for roughly one in four viral sequences in a database shared by scientists.

COVID-19 variants: EU to launch incubator for 'second gen' vaccines against future strains

The 'HERA incubator' will bring together the pharmaceutical industry, laboratories, health authorities and researchers, a spokesperson said.

Around half the South African population may have had COVID-19, serosurvey indicates

The South African variant accounts for some 90 percent of the country's second wave of COVID-19 cases, scientists say.

COVID-19 vaccines may be tweaked if emerging coronavirus variants worsen, spread

The WHO and FDA are looking to the global flu vaccine system to make decisions around the COVID-19 shots.

SARS-CoV-2 virus may not 'go away', could evolve into minor annoyance like routine cold: Experts

It's not clear yet how future mutations in SARS-CoV-2 will shape the trajectory of the current disease.