The health agency said the decision was made because the variant appears to have higher rates of transmission, and preliminary evidence suggest potential reduced effectiveness of an antibody used in Covid-19 treatment. The variant also has potentially slightly reduced susceptibility to neutralization antibodies, the WHO said in its weekly update.
India is the world s second worst hit country, reporting more than 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths to date, data from India s health ministry shows. Experts say the numbers are likely severely underreported as many never make it to the hospitals which have run out of beds and oxygen.
What do we know?
The health agency said the decision was made because the variant appears to have higher rates of transmission, and preliminary evidence suggest potential reduced effectiveness of an antibody used in Covid-19 treatment. The variant also has potentially slightly reduced susceptibility to neutralization antibodies, the WHO said in its weekly update.
India is the world s second worst hit country, reporting more than 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths to date, data from India s health ministry shows. Experts say the numbers are likely severely underreported as many never make it to the hospitals which have run out of beds and oxygen.
What do we know?
The health agency said the decision was made because the variant appears to have higher rates of transmission, and preliminary evidence suggest potential reduced effectiveness of an antibody used in Covid-19 treatment. The variant also has potentially slightly reduced susceptibility to neutralization antibodies, the WHO said in its weekly update.
India is the world s second worst hit country, reporting more than 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths to date, data from India s health ministry shows. Experts say the numbers are likely severely underreported as many never make it to the hospitals which have run out of beds and oxygen.
What do we know?
The health agency said the decision was made because the variant appears to have higher rates of transmission, and preliminary evidence suggest potential reduced effectiveness of an antibody used in Covid-19 treatment. The variant also has potentially slightly reduced susceptibility to neutralization antibodies, the WHO said in its weekly update.
India is the world s second worst hit country, reporting more than 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths to date, data from India s health ministry shows. Experts say the numbers are likely severely underreported as many never make it to the hospitals which have run out of beds and oxygen.
What do we know?
The health agency said the decision was made because the variant appears to have higher rates of transmission, and preliminary evidence suggest potential reduced effectiveness of an antibody used in Covid-19 treatment. The variant also has potentially slightly reduced susceptibility to neutralization antibodies, the WHO said in its weekly update.
India is the world s second worst hit country, reporting more than 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths to date, data from India s health ministry shows. Experts say the numbers are likely severely underreported as many never make it to the hospitals which have run out of beds and oxygen.
What do we know?