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Some isolated populations of India like the Onge and Jarawa tribes of the Andaman islands have a higher genetic risk for COVID-19, according to a study led by researchers at CSIRCCMB and BHU.

COVAX was created last year to try and ensure vaccines are distributed fairly and is led by public health agencies including the World Health Organization.

Kappa is a sub-lineage of B.1.617 variant, first reported in Maharashtra, India, in October 2020.

Researchers and health officials have been monitoring the real-world performance of the COVID-19 vaccines to see how long protection lasts among vaccinated people.

The restrictions, first imposed on May 16 amid the second wave of the pandemic and extended at regular intervals, were about to expire on August 15.

The current TPR in the Malappuram district is approximately 17.26% and the team has advised the district officials to increase active surveillance and contact tracing.

Rich nations should help poorer ones access COVID vaccines before giving booster shots to their own citizens, the WHO says. Germany already has plans to offer extra jabs.

The Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and considered one of the drivers of the second wave in the country and also in several others including the UK.

WHO said the four current Variants of Concern being monitored closely – Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta - are widespread and have been detected in all WHO regions.

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