Category: New COVID-19 Variant

Health Agency ‘Closely Monitoring’ COVID-19 in China, No Mention of Pre-Flight Tests

December 28, 2022
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The national public health agency says it’s “closely monitoring” the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it’s planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada says in a statement that any policy changes will be made in a travel…

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New COVID Variants Increase in Proportion of Cases

October 19, 2022
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The proportion of people getting infected with the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants of COVID-19 is rising, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants—descendants of the BA.5 omicron variant—were recently added to the CDC’s COVID-19 variant list. Between Oct. 7 and 15,…

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UBC Conducts World’s First Molecular-Level Study on Omicron, Discovers More About Transmissibility

December 23, 2021
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The University of British Columbia announced Wednesday that it has completed the world’s first molecular-level analysis of Omicron, revealing possible reasons behind the new COVID-19 variant’s high transmissibility. With the help of a “near atomic resolution” cryo-electron microscope, UBC’s analysis revealed that Omicron’s heavy mutations and ability to evade immunity contribute to its high transmissibility,…

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Novavax Developing Vaccine That Targets New COVID-19 Variant

November 27, 2021
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Novavax Inc. said on Friday it had started working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine to target the variant detected in South Africa and would have the shot ready for testing and manufacturing in the next few weeks. The company’s COVID-19 shot contains an actual version of the virus’ spike protein that cannot cause…

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