The beta variant – also known as B.1.351 – is estimated to be around 50% more transmissible than earlier strains of SARS-CoV-2, but seems to be able to evade the antibodies generated by ...

The UK government is talking to AstraZeneca about ordering additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that will target the beta variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus first identified in South Africa ...

The WHO emphasizes that the geography of the four strains that were characterized as "variants of concern" (VOCs - Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta) continues to expand. Meanwhile, the experts claim ...

"The beta variant was highly contagious as well," she said, referring to the beta strain, which was at the top of public and scientific concerns in the beginning of the year. However, it was the ...