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First variant to have 2 mutations that enable it to evade antibodies and increase inffectivity
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First variant to have 2 mutations that enable it to evade antibodies and increase inffectivity
The ‘double mutant’ virus that scientists had flagged last month as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification: B.1.617.
Other than a place on the coronavirus’s evolutionary history, it also brings focus on the role the variant may be playing in the pandemic, which is now seeing nearly 100,000 fresh infections daily and a conflict between the Centre and some States on the availability of vaccines.
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Why India should roll out Covid-19 vaccine in the open market and ramp up its commercial export
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Why India should roll out Covid-19 vaccine in the open market and ramp up its commercial exportBy
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India needs to innovate and play a larger role in vaccine distribution. First, it must try harder to inoculate more of its citizens as quickly as possible and simultaneously demonstrate its soft power by supplying more and more vaccines to the rest of the world.
A month and a half after Covid-19 vaccination was rolled out in India, the government has allowed private hospitals to enter what was hitherto a no-go zone: vaccination on payment basis.
The Centre has fixed the price of vaccines at Rs 250 for a dose which would be available at private hospitals for people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities, and will be vaccinated starting 1 March, sources said.
Over 7K virus mutations reported, Covid-appropriate behaviour key to stop spread, say scientists
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Over 7K virus mutations reported, Covid-appropriate behaviour key to stop spread, say scientistsBy Shakoor Rather, PTI
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Scientists also emphasised that these mutations do not translate to variants.
If safety protocols are not followed, new versions can spread faster or dominate the previous version could emerge. (Image for representation)
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NEW DELHI: More than 7,000 SARS-CoV-2 mutations have been documented but that doesn t translate to variants, say scientists, emphasising the distinction between the two and cautioning that the spike in cases in some states is likely due to non-adherence of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.