What we know about the new Delta COVID strain now found in Australia

Brett Sutton says it’s of ‘significant concern’ and it has international authorities worried - but what is the dreaded new ...

Beta Variant

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...
Nature

What made Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 the most lethal

Scientists pinpoint the protien responsible for mutation of the virus. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was deadlier than any ...
ABC7

Moderna vaccine efficacy: Preliminary data indicates COVID shot effective against variants

Moderna on Tuesday released preliminary data indicating its vaccine is likely to hold up against several variants of concern, including the Delta variant, which is predicted to become the dominant ...

Delta variant of coronavirus present in Sydney couple in May - as NSW Health works to rule out further transmission

Where new cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 came from remains a mystery - but it has been revealed two Australians had ...
Medical Xpress

Rare C-to-G mutations occurred at an unexpectedly high frequency during emergence of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

SARS-CoV-2 possesses a characteristic surface protein, the spike protein, which plays a central role in viral entry into host cells. The evolution of spike protein mutations has been an important ...
Medical Xpress

Original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants, finds study

Prior COVID-19 vaccination did not stop the immune system from mounting a protective response to the delta and omicron strains, though new mutation-specific antibody production dipped slightly, ...
Arizona Daily Star

Researchers almost certain Omicron variant is in WNY, should know for sure next week

I believe it's here,” University at Buffalo biochemist Jennifer Surtees said about Omicron in Western New York on Saturday, ...