On Thursday (Jul 29), China reported small COVID-19 outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as a cluster linked to an eastern airport spread despite mass testing and a vaccination drive. The flare-up, which began after nine workers at the Nanjing airport tested positive on Jul 20, has since seen 171 cases detected in Jiangsu province,...
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Delta variant sparks current COVID-19 surge in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid low vaccination coverage
The circulation of the Delta variant is fuelling the surge in COVID 19 cases and deaths in an increasing number of countries in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. It is now being reported in 15 out of the 22 countries of the Region. The Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain of the virus in several...
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Pfizer, BioNTech to seek authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer (PFE.N)and partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) plan to ask U.S. and European regulators within weeks to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, based on evidence of greater risk of infection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and...