Omicron ‘stealth’ COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally
- 29-Mar-2022
A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide, prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia and raising concern over the potential for a new wave in the United States. Below is a summary of what is known about BA.2. MORE TRANSMISSIBLE BA.2 now represents […]
BA.2: ‘Omicron subvariant more infectious than original’
- 31-Jan-2022
The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to infect vaccinated people, a Danish study has found. The study, which analysed coronavirus infections in more than 8,500 Danish households between December and January, found that people infected […]
BA.2: Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage
- 29-Jan-2022
The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain’s UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. UKHSA said that there was an increased growth rate of BA.2 compared with BA.1 in all regions of England where there were enough cases to compare […]