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Delta still dominates say experts urging third jab

In the US, Pfizer is seeking authorisation for its jab to be given as a booster to 16- and 17-year-olds

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the Covid-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Photo :Reuters

WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta

Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed stock graph and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says

People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus test at a temporary testing site set up at City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, November 22,2021. Photo :Reuters

Analysis: Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta

Pedestrians walk along a shopping street after the Austrian government placed roughly two million people who are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on lockdown, in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring

People line up for nucleic acid testing at a residential compound following local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Dalian, Liaoning province, China November 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters

China faces biggest Delta outbreak as infections grow in northeastern city

A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Pfizer vaccine very effective against Delta variant in adolescents in Israel - study

Russia says Sputnik Light is 70% effective against Delta variant

Russia says Sputnik Light is 70% effective against Delta variant

The normally bustling High Street in Auckland’s CBD is largely deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. Photo :Reuters

New Zealand drops Covid-19 elimination strategy under pressure from Delta

An elderly resident waits to receive her Covid-19 vaccine in Singapore, on Sept. 25. Photo: Bloomberg

The best and worst places to be as we learn to live with Delta

People wearing protective face masks walk along The Bund in front of the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Shanghai, China August 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Covid-19 cases more than double in southeast China as Delta spreads

An Israeli woman poses for a picture as she receives a third shot of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as country launches booster shots for over 40-year-olds, in Jerusalem August 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Israel's Covid-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

General view inside the Pondok Indah shopping mall as the Indonesian capital reopens its shopping malls with a new policy requiring shoppers to show a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination certificate, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 13, 2021. Photo :Reuters

Delta blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery