It is a “variant of interest.” The World Health Organisation is monitoring yet another new coronavirus variant. First identified in Colombia back in January, the variant is known as “Mu” and is now under watch by the WHO. Scientifically known as B.1.621, the variant is now being classified as a “variant of interest”, the organisation […]
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Her six-year-old shares a name with the dominant strain of Covid-19. Kristen Bell says her youngest daughter’s name is a “big, big bummer” right now amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The Frozen star and husband Dax Shepard named their second child Delta, which now happens to be the name of a highly-contagious strain of the virus. […]
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It’s better than expected. A new study is coming with some great news, two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca have been proven to be nearly as effective against the Delta variant as the Alpha. As Delta takes over as the more dominant variant across the globe and especially in Ireland, both Pfizer and AstraZeneca are […]
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He said fully vaccinated people can feel comfortable meeting up “in all settings”. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan has encouraged people to get a “Covid-19 vaccine when it’s offered to you” as 70% of cases in Ireland have now been identified as the Delta variant. He said that “in excess of all cases” […]
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The Delta variant of Covid-19 is a growing concern among the population right now. On Tuesday, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that we are “in a race between the variant and vaccines” and that in order to proceed with reopening, we have to ensure that “the vaccine wins”. However, there is a lot of confusion […]
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