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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.