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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (151): India vaccine, variant, USA, weekly update, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe drastic rise in the number of cases in Maharashtra, India has created a matter of concern for public health experts. Twelve isolates of VUI lineage B.1.617 were propagated in VeroCCL81 cells and characterized. Convalescent sera of the COVID-19 cases and recipients of BBV152 (Covaxin) were able to neutralize VUI B.1.617.From the text: Several variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) [B.1.1.7 (UK), B.1.351 (South Africa), B.1.1.28 Read more [...]