'One must be cautious, not scared, of the new variants'

'SARS-CoV-2 is going to change to avoid/overcome any thing thrown at it.' *IMAGE: Finishing touches to an effigy of the coronavirus for Holika Dahan in Mumbai, March 27, 2021. Photograph: PTI......

Vaccines will work against new COVID-19 variant: Govt

COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the coronavirus and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 mutants reported from the United......

New Covid variant: Scientists warn against more mutations

The faster spreading coronavirus strain first detected in the United Kingdom is unlikely to make vaccines less effective as of now but the preventives may need to be appropriately altered if more......

'Covid vaccine will be equally effective against new mutant'

The coronavirus vaccines will be equally effective against the new mutant of the virus and there is no reason to panic, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Director General Shekhar Mande......