Tag - Variants

Delta variant of COVID-19 is not hard to detect

July 20, 2021

A widely circulated WhatsApp forward falsely claims that the Delta variant of COVID-19 can’t be detected through swab tests. “This means that the virus...

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What do COVID variants mean for vaccine efficacy?

May 14, 2021

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Dr. Rohini Karandikar tells you all you need to know about COVID-19 variants and its implications on vaccine efficacy. When the SARS-CoV2 virus was recognized...

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Post claiming vaccinated people are more susceptible to COVID-19 variants is misleading

May 14, 2021

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Social media posts, based on a recent study conducted in Israel on the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the South African variant of the coronavirus...