People wearing protective masks on Oxford Street in LondonMOSCOW, 21 Jan. Israeli Government Central Virology Laboratory Shai Fleishon suggested on his Twitter page that the new omicron subtype BA.2 is more transmissible than its predecessor BA.1.
"Based on regularly received I can say from the data that BA.2 is more contagious than BA.1 & # 34;, the specialist wrote, attaching images of graphs illustrating his point of view.
According to the Israeli scientist, the human body will be able to resist the new subtype in the same way as the previously discovered version. He added that he hoped for a mild course of the disease when infected with BA.2. However, Flaishon pointed out that more data needs to be collected and studied. The specialist urged the global scientific community to treat BA.2 as a completely different option, superior in all respects to BA.1.
Scientists uncover the dangerous consequences of coronavirus for men currently low. According to the UKHSA, there have been 426 whole genome sequencing (WGS) confirmed cases of «omicron» BA.2 to date, with the earliest dated 6 December 2021. In addition, preliminary data indicate an increase in the growth rate of infection compared to BA.1, but further analysis is needed. «omicronome» unvaccinated peopleThere has not yet been official confirmation from WHO about this type of virus. Previously, the organization recognized that «omicron» spreads faster than other variants and infects the vaccinated and recovered. Vaccination remains the most reliable means of protection. According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, the proportion of those vaccinated among those infected with COVID-19 does not exceed four percent, severe cases are few, while the vast majority of patients in hospitals are unvaccinated. At the end of September, the WHO announced the connection of deaths from SARS-CoV-2 with the refusal of preventive immunization. «meaningless