Over 7,000 SARS-CoV-2 mutations documented. But mutants different from variants, say scientists
Over 7,000 SARS-CoV-2 mutations documented. But mutants different from variants, say scientists
Scientists said that 7,684 mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome were documented from the data analysis of 6,017 genomes sequenced so far, however, they added that this doesn t mean 7,000 variants are going around in the country. That doesn t mean 7,000 variants are going around in the country.
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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.
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Health care workers administering the COVID-19 vaccine, in the presence of the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, during the 1st phase of the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive, at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi on January 16, 2021.
Author: T V Padma is a science journalist based in New Delhi, with special interest in public health and research ethics
Ten days after it rolled out two vaccines in mid-January, one of which was mired in controversy, India has vaccinated more than 2.3 million people. The country, one of the world’s largest vaccine suppliers, and battling the second highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world, with more than 10 million cases[i], rolled out one the biggest immunization programs against the disease on 16 January. In doing so, it has inadvertently added to the growing number of niggling questions over blurring of lines between the urgency of a vaccine during a pandemic and
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Covaxin or Covishield? A dilemma for India s healthcare workers
A sanitation worker waits to receive a dose of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin at a hospital in New Delhi, on Jan 16, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
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