Covaxin has been developed in partnership with ‘Indian Council of Medical Research’ and ‘National Institute of Virology’. This vaccine is effective on Delta and Alpha variants.
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, is effective on the alpha variant and delta variants of COVID-19 and it generates antibodies to fight this variant. America’s National Institute of Health (NIH) has given this information. At the same time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Delta variant is going to dominate the most in the coming few weeks. So far this variant has reached 100 countries of the world.
The top US Institute of Health Research said in a statement on its official website, ‘The results of two studies of blood serum from people taking Covaxin suggest that the vaccine produces antibodies, which are responsible for SARS-CoV-2’s B.1.1. Alpha) and B.1.617 (Delta) variants effectively. These two variants were first identified in the UK and India respectively. Let us tell you that Covaxin has been made in partnership with ‘Indian Council of Medical Research’ and ‘National Institute of Virology’.
Delta variant to take a dangerous turn in coming weeks
At the same time, WHO has said that according to an estimate, cases of delta variants have now been reported in about 100 countries. Along with this, he warned that in the coming months this highly infectious variant will become the most dominant variant of corona in the whole world. The WHO, sharing updated data in the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, said that as of 29 June 2021, cases of delta variants have been reported in 96 countries and the actual figures may be higher because the genome chain capabilities for detecting variants of the virus are also limited. Huh.
Cases increased due to delta in many countries
WHO said that many of these countries have said that cases of infection are increasing in them due to delta variants and the number of hospitalized patients is also increasing. In view of the delta variant being highly contagious, the WHO has cautioned that this variant is expected to dominate over other variants and become the most dominant variant in the coming months. The WHO said that the steps taken today to fight the corona virus are also effective against other worrying variants of the virus, including Delta.
Delta variant is spreading rapidly among people who have not vaccinated
Last week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Grabreyas said that all the variants of Corona that have been identified so far. Delta is the most contagious among them and it is spreading rapidly among people who have not received the corona vaccine. He had said that some countries have relaxed public health and social restrictions, so there has been an increase in the cases of infection in the world. According to the latest data, cases of alpha variant have been reported in 172 countries, regions, cases of beta variants in 120 countries, cases of gamma variants in 72 countries and cases of delta variants in 96 countries (of which 11 are new countries). have come.
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