It's not yet clear how far the new, seemingly more contagious strain of the novel coronavirus — first detected in the UK — has spread. There are confirmed cases in Spain, Finland and Sweden, and many health experts believe it’s already in the United States. It could well already b...
Michael is currently in quarantine in western London at a relative’s home. He landed Saturday, hours before the U.K. announced new lockdowns to stop the spread of the concerning strain. "So they were a little bit stunned when the prime minister came out that evening and said that they ...
President-elect Joe Biden (R) and incoming First Lady Jill Biden watch as a Covid-19 memorial is lit in Washington, DC The UK coronavirus strain has spread to at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday, after US President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute to...
The original strain in China is dubbed D614, while the one found in the UK, Italy and North America by May is dubbed G614. ad The S “spike” protein is found on the surface of the virus and is used to gain entry to cells, something like a key in a lock. But the original...
The Delta variant has an enhanced ability to prey on the vulnerable — particularly in places with low vaccination rates. Research conducted in the U.K., where the strain already accounts for 99% of new COVID-19 cases, suggests it's about 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant, whi...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa, and expanded travel restrictions on the region. "After overnight genome sequencing, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed that tw...
After the discovery of the new strain in the UK, BioNTech's chief executive Ugur Sahin said "The beauty of the messenger mRNA technology is we can directly start to engineer a vaccine that completely mimics this new mutation and we could manufacture a new vaccine within six we...
Health official warns South African Covid variant 'more of a problem' than UK strain A variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africais more problematic than the strain found in the U.K., Britain's health minister has said, as both strains continue to spread rapidly. ...
and living environment)43. Participants were allocated to quintiles of deprivation based on their residential postcode. A valid COVID-19 vaccine dose was defined as a date of vaccination 14 days or more prior to the COVID-19 episode date. The Wild-type strain was dominant in the UK prior ...
Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful COVID-19 strain from Brazil to come forward, as experts fretted about its impact on new vaccines.