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PH detects 14 cases of omicron subvariant BQ.1

Davinci Maru and Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 10:18 PM

The Philippines has detected 14 cases of omicron subvariant BQ.1, which is more contagious and better at evading immunity, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

EU watchdog reviews Pfizer jab adapted for omicron

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 03:24 PM

Europe's medicines watchdog has started to review an adapted version of Pfizer's anti-COVID jab to better protect against variants of the virus. Read more »

Mas nakahahawang omicron XE subvariant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 07:12 PM

Mas nakahahawa umano kaysa sa BA.2 omicron subvariant ang nadiskubreng omicron XE. Read more »

COVID comeback seen in parts of US, as funding runs dry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 06:35 AM

COVID is making its latest comeback in parts of the northeastern United States as the BA.2 coronavirus variant becomes dominant in the country. Read more »

Studies highlight need for boosters to fight omicron

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 07:33 AM

The studies, led by the CDC, are among the first in the United States to look at the impact of booster doses against the fast-spreading omicron. Read more »

Omicron has higher 'asymptomatic carriage' - studies

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 06:40 PM

Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest omicron has a much higher rate of 'symptomatic carriage' than earlier variants. Read more »

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta - study

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 11:23 PM

Scientists have been racing to find out whether it causes less serious disease and why it appears more contagious than the Delta variant. Read more »

AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 22 11:19 AM

AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to develop the variant-specific vaccine. Read more »

LGUs ‘stable enough’ to stop COVID transmission: expert

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 08:42 AM

The DOH on Monday reported 543 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 13,548 active cases, the lowest number of current infections since May 31, 2020. Read more »

Merck says study shows COVID-19 pill works vs variants

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 12:14 PM

Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday. Read more »

South Africa detects new coronavirus variant

Alexander Winning, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 01:31 AM

South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations. Read more »

Anu-anong COVID-19 variant na ang naitala sa Pilipinas?

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 03:09 PM

Batay sa pananaliksik ng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ang mga variant ay mas mabilis kumalat ngunit may iba’t iba itong dalang epekto sa kalusugan. Read more »

Bed capacity sa mga ospital pinadadagdagan dahil sa banta ng Delta variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:02 AM

Sinabi ng Health Department na hindi nawawala ang posibilidad na makapasok sa Pilipinas ang Delta variant. Read more »

Pfizer-BioNTech to seek authorization for 3rd COVID-19 shot: statement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 09:54 AM

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek regulatory authorization for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

Vaccines rushed to Sydney as outbreak spirals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 03:36 PM

Australia's prime minister announced 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses will be rushed to Sydney Thursday, as the country's largest city struggled to bring a Delta outbreak under control.   Read more »

Johnson and Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine effectively combats Delta variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 02:48 PM

Johnson and Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant, with an immune response lasting at least 8 months, the company said Thursday. Read more »

Indonesia to impose 'emergency' curbs to battle virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:21 PM

Indonesia will impose "emergency" coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, as the country scrambles to avoid a collapse of its overwhelmed health-care system. Read more »

France likely to have fourth wave of COVID-19: gov't adviser

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 03:32 PM

France is likely to have a fourth wave of the COVID-19 virus, due to a resurgence of cases caused by the Delta variant first found in India, said the French government's leading scientific adviser Professor Jean-François Delfraissy. Read more »

Indonesia's COVID-19 situation nears 'catastrophe' - Red Cross

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 29 06:10 PM

Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is on the edge of a "catastrophe" as the more infectious Delta variant dominates transmission and chokes hospitals in Southeast Asia's worst epidemic, the Red Cross said Tuesday. Read more »

3 Australian cities lock down in fight against Delta COVID-19 variant

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 01:25 PM

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a slight rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, while officials tightened curbs to contain flare-ups of the highly infectious Delta variant in several other regions. Read more »