Actualmente la variante Ómicron (B.1.1.529, detectada originalmente en Sudáfrica) es la dominante en España tras desplazar a su predecesora, Delta (B.1.617.2, detectada originalmente en India), en diciembre de 2021. Esta variante presenta un alto número de mutaciones, algunas de las cuales estaban presentes en variantes ya detectadas previamente y varias que se han relacionado con un aumento de ...
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The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.617.2, originally detected in India) is between 40-60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7, originally detected in the UK), and is it is also associated with an increased risk of hospitalization . Scientific evidence suggests that people infected with this variant have a higher viral load and that it requires a shorter ...
Leer Más »Two independent studies reveal Moderna to be more effective against Delta than Pfizer
Moderna would be more effective than Pfizer against the Delta variant. While both sera protect against Covid-19, two independent studies have shown that US serum is more effective against the predominant variant , known as Delta or Indian , than Pfizer BioNTech’s vaccine. The first study, published in medRxiv analyzed over 50,000 patients from the Mayo Clinic and ...
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