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Business News›News›Newsblogs›Covid Vaccine Live News Updates: J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows strong activity against Delta variant
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Economic Times | 02 Jul, 2021 | 08.31AM IST
Covid Vaccine Live News Updates: J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows strong activity against Delta variant
The COVID-19 vaccine elicited neutralizing antibody activity against the Delta variant, first identified in India, at an even higher level than what was observed for the Beta variant, which was first detected in South Africa, the company said.
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J&J's vaccine shows strong activity against Delta variant
Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted through at least eight months, the U.S.-based healthcare company said, adding that its vaccine was 85% effective and could also help prevent hospitalization and death.
1st COVID-19 death from Delta variant confirmed in Reno area
Northern Nevada's Washoe County has confirmed its first death related to the COVID-19 Delta variant, which was the most common variant among samples collected at the state public health lab last month and is accounting for one in four new cases reported nationally, the health district said Thursday.
Novavax says Taiwan has opted to get firm's vaccine via COVAX
Taiwan's vaccine orders include 4.76 million doses from COVAX, though so far it has only received slightly more than 600,000 from the scheme, all AstraZeneca Plc shots.
Australia's New South Wales reports 31 locally acquired cases
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, reported 31 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as state capital Sydney reached halfway through its two-week lockdown imposed to contain the highly contagious Delta variant.
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