British Reporter — New research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters shapes their subsequent immune response against current and future variants. This encounter could be by vaccination or infection. The spike protein imparts different properties that have an
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British Reporter — Vaccines are effective in decreasing hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 infection but the emergence of viral variants of concern may diminish their efficacy, according to a new study, according to University of Glasgow.
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With the delta variant surging in the United States just as the school year begins, parents are wondering — and worried — about the threat to children. To address their fears, Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiologist and director of the Harvard T.H. Chan
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Steep declines in delta variant outbreaks in India and, more recently, the U.K., are likely not due to the nations reaching “herd immunity” or viral behavior, but rather because of shifts in human behavior prompted by mounting cases and deaths, Harvard experts
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Obtaining two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against the COVID-19 Delta variant of concern dominant in the UK today, according to a study from the University of Oxford.
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British Reporter — The Delta variant of COVID-19 is associated with approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with the Alpha variant, according to a new nationwide study, UKRI notes.
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The FINANCIAL — For the 10th year in a row, corporate travel professionals have named Delta the No. 1 airline in the annual Business Travel News Airline Survey, with significant improvements over the airline’s already-leading 2019 scores. The survey asks corporate travel professionals
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The FINANCIAL — Air on commercial airplanes is safer than the air circulating in homes or hospital operating rooms, according to a recent study conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense. The study attributed high air exchange rates, HEPA-filters and downward ventilation systems with a 99.7% reduction in the risk of coronavirus transmission through air onboard after
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The FINANCIAL — Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the September quarter 2020. Detailed results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page four and are incorporated here. “While our September quarter results demonstrate the magnitude of the pandemic
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The FINANCIAL — Booking a trip continues to bring people joy this year, with 97 percent of respondents to a recent study sharing that having a trip planned makes them happier. If it’s been a while since you’ve traveled, Delta is ready to take you to your loved ones safely. That’s why the airline
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