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Quote Originally Posted by baish2012:
Quote Originally Posted by fubah2: Is the new Omicron sub-variant a concern? A subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, is leading to a new wave of Covid-19 infections across Europe. Cases in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries are going up, driven by this very contagious coronavirus strain. The proportion of Covid-19 cases due to BA.2 is rising in the United States, too. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimates that 35% of new coronavirus cases are due to this subvariant. BA.2 is related to BA.1, which is the original Omicron subvariant that led to the huge surge in cases over the winter here in the United States and across Europe. BA.1 swept through communities because of how contagious it is. BA.2 appears to be even more contagious than BA.1. The UK Health Security Agency estimates that BA.2 is growing 80% faster than BA.1 (Omicron). However, so far it appears that BA.2 does not seem to cause more severe illness than BA.1. ** Although equally as severe is bad enough. This isn't a "miss work for one day and then you are 100% OK again" type of flu.
Quote Originally Posted by fubah2: Is the new Omicron sub-variant a concern? A subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, is leading to a new wave of Covid-19 infections across Europe. Cases in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries are going up, driven by this very contagious coronavirus strain. The proportion of Covid-19 cases due to BA.2 is rising in the United States, too. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimates that 35% of new coronavirus cases are due to this subvariant. BA.2 is related to BA.1, which is the original Omicron subvariant that led to the huge surge in cases over the winter here in the United States and across Europe. BA.1 swept through communities because of how contagious it is. BA.2 appears to be even more contagious than BA.1. The UK Health Security Agency estimates that BA.2 is growing 80% faster than BA.1 (Omicron). However, so far it appears that BA.2 does not seem to cause more severe illness than BA.1. ** Although equally as severe is bad enough. This isn't a "miss work for one day and then you are 100% OK again" type of flu.
Uncertain at this time. Could be the same as omicron. Or it could turn out to be worse once enough data is gathered. Hard to say this early. But the overall concern may be the ongoing mutations.
Seems like a neverending cycle of illness.
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