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Undetected coronavirus variant was in at least 15 countries before its discovery worldpharmanews
April 07, 2021
A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study from researchers with The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. Scientists first ...
Avacta’s Rapid Antigen Test Confirmed to Detect SARS-CoV-2 New Variants americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 16, 2021
Avacta has announced the AffiDX® SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen lateral flow test detects the dominant new variants of the coronavirus, known as the B117, or ‘Kent’, variant, and the D614G variant, as well as the original strain.
Gilead's Veklury should be effective against COVID-19 variants pharmatimes
January 25, 2021
Gilead Sciences has released a statement regarding the efficacy of its antiviral treatment Veklury (remdesivir), maintaining confidence in the its continued benefit against new COVID-19 variants.