@WSJ 3 years ago Hybrid immunity from Delta infections helped keep Omicron deaths low in countries where millions aren’t fully vaccinated against Covid-19 on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago A prior Covid-19 infection provided greater protection than vaccination during the Delta wave last year, the CDC said, citing research from California and New York on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Omicron has become the dominant variant of the coronavirus in England and Scotland, according to estimates derived from British health data, demonstrating its ability to outcompete the Delta strain on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago U.S. Covid-19 deaths this year surpassed the known toll from 2020, with the Delta variant and low vaccination rates important factors in the higher count on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago Covid Delta variant offshoot ‘less likely’ to cause symptoms theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago After exploring whether Covid-19 vaccines need to be reformulated to fight variants like Delta, U.S. health officials said that already available doses should work on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld 3 years ago Delta 'Plus' Covid variant may be more transmissible bbc.in
@guardian 3 years ago Indigenous people infected with Covid Delta strain at twice the rate of other Australians theguardian.com
@BBCWorld 3 years ago US adds 194,000 jobs in September, but jobs growth less than expected as Delta Covid variant hits hiring bbc.in
@WSJ 4 years ago U.S. deaths from Covid-19 have leveled off at about 2,000 a day, following a two-month surge of the Delta variant that led to an additional 82,000 Covid deaths on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The highly infectious Delta variant has spread to more than 140 countries and accounts for 98% of U.S. Covid-19 cases. Here's how scientists are working to develop shots that would target the Delta variant specifically. on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago Scientists are working to develop Covid-19 vaccines targeting the highly transmissible Delta variant. Here's how existing mRNA vaccines can be tweaked to take mutations into account. on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago The FDA review of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children under 5 years old was delayed after data suggested it was less effective against Omicron than Delta, people familiar with the decision said on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Omicron has overtaken the Delta variant of Covid-19 in the U.S., the CDC said. The new variant has spread rapidly, reaching at least 89 nations since being identified last month. on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Word on the Street: The latest coronavirus “variant of concern” is Omicron: the Greek letter whose name means “little O” but may soon loom larger than Delta. on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago Is Delta the last Covid ‘super variant’? theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago As the Delta variant puts China through one of its biggest Covid-19 outbreaks since it first closed off Wuhan, new lockdowns are rippling across the country on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago U.S. health officials are betting that the current formulations of Covid-19 vaccines and boosters can keep driving down case counts and fight off contagious strains like Delta on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 booster shot was 95.6% effective in a large study that took place while the Delta variant was prevalent, the companies say on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Delta Air Lines reported a third-quarter profit of $1.2 billion, its second quarterly profit since the Covid-19 pandemic began on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 3 years ago New Zealand is abandoning its "Covid zero" goal of eliminating the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern acknowledged an end to the strategy seven weeks into a lockdown that has failed to halt an outbreak of the Delta variant. nyti.ms
@WSJ 4 years ago U.S. deaths from Covid-19 have leveled off at about 2,000 a day, following a two-month surge of the Delta variant that led to an additional 82,000 Covid deaths on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago Watch: With football season beginning just as the Delta variant is causing coronavirus cases to surge across the country, we're likely to learn even more about the virus as teams hit the field and fans pack into stadiums on.wsj.com
@guardian 4 years ago Coronavirus live news: Delta ‘crippling’ Alaska’s healthcare system; South Korea urges testing amid holiday surge fears theguardian.com
@guardian 3 years ago ‘Incredible imbalance’: NSW Covid fines during Delta higher in disadvantaged suburbs theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Many hospitals lack the beds for an influx of people infected by the Omicron variant, with intensive-care units already swamped by a combination of Delta and serious non-Covid cases on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 3 years ago The Omicron variant has stirred alarm in India, which was hit hard this year by a devastating Covid wave fueled in part by the Delta variant. Hospitals in New Delhi have been asked to remain on high alert and the country's travel rules are being updated. nyti.ms
@WSJ 3 years ago U.S. Covid-19 deaths this year surpassed the known toll from 2020, with the Delta variant and low vaccination rates important factors in the higher count, infectious-disease experts say on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Covid-19 cut into third-quarter results at MetLife as deaths linked to the Delta variant increased for people in their working years on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago An index of consumer confidence climbed in October after months of declines as the wave of Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant started to ease on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago Offshoot of Covid Delta variant on the rise in England theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago The IMF lowered its growth forecast for the world economy for this year, citing supply-chain disruptions in rich economies and global-health concerns caused by the spread of the contagious Covid-19 Delta variant on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago Covid live news: scientists warn UK may have worst to come; New Zealand widens lockdown as Delta spreads theguardian.com
@WSJ 4 years ago The Delta variant of Covid-19 appeared to temper U.S. economic growth this summer, but economists expect the recovery from the pandemic to reaccelerate as the virus’s toll eases on.wsj.com
@WSJ 4 years ago For millions of Americans who are immunocompromised, returning to the workplace is fraught with an additional burden of risk amid the rise of Covid-19’s delta variant on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld 4 years ago US economy continues to strengthen despite Delta variant of Covid, says Federal Reserve bbc.in
@WSJ 3 years ago U.S. data showed daily average deaths from Covid-19 exceeding the peak reached during the surge driven by Delta, while more signs emerged that the Omicron wave is taking a less serious human toll in Europe than earlier phases of the pandemic on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago From Covid-free to Delta and back: New Zealand’s year of living (almost) normally | Morgan Godfery theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Covid-19 cases and deaths in Europe now eclipse the U.S., and the region is realizing that defeating the Delta variant is proving harder than hoped on.wsj.com
@guardian 3 years ago Coronavirus news live: Sweden to introduce Covid pass, UK study finds Delta offshoot less likely to cause symptoms theguardian.com
@WSJ 3 years ago The Delta wave of Covid-19 cases is abating across most of the U.S. Health officials say boosting vaccination rates is key to maintaining that momentum. on.wsj.com
@WSJ 3 years ago Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 booster shot was 95.6% effective in a large study that took place while the Delta variant was prevalent, the companies said on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld 3 years ago New mutation of Covid Delta variant under close watch in UK bbc.in
@guardian 3 years ago Victoria Covid cases surge to new record as isolation rules change and NSW investigates new Delta strain theguardian.com
@guardian 3 years ago New Zealand widens Covid lockdown as Delta spreads outside Auckland theguardian.com
@guardian 4 years ago Covid live: Australia’s Victoria to ease some curbs despite Delta outbreak; 1 million people still on furlough in UK theguardian.com
@WSJ 4 years ago For millions of Americans who are immunocompromised, returning to the workplace is fraught with an additional burden of risk amid the rise of Covid-19’s delta variant on.wsj.com
@guardian 4 years ago UK Covid live: Delta variant made it ‘inevitable’ schoolchildren would be infected, Whitty and Van-Tam tell MPs theguardian.com