#covidvariant — Public Fediverse posts
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The Cicada Mutation: A Structural Drift in SARS-CoV-2
The new Cicada Covid variant BA.3.2 has 70-75 mutations. It may be harder for current vaccines and past infections to fight it. Health officials are watching it closely.
#CovidVariant, #CicadaVariant, #BA32, #VaccineEvasion, #PublicHealth
https://newsletter.tf/cicada-covid-variant-ba-3-2-mutations-vaccine-evasion/
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The new Cicada Covid variant BA.3.2 has up to 75 mutations, which is much more than previous strains. This could make current vaccines less effective.
#CovidVariant, #CicadaVariant, #BA32, #VaccineEvasion, #PublicHealth
https://newsletter.tf/cicada-covid-variant-ba-3-2-mutations-vaccine-evasion/ -
Global #COVID monitoring is crashing as BA.2.86 #COVIDvariant raises alarm
The number of mutations in #BA2.86's critical #spikeprotein is over 30, rivaling the number seen in the original omicron subvariant, #BA1, which went on to cause a tidal wave of cases and hospitalizations. The spike mutations appear geared toward evading neutralizing #antibody protections built up from past infections and #vaccinations.
"This is on the shoulders of governments right now." https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/global-covid-monitoring-is-crashing-as-ba-2-86-variant-raises-alarm/ -
Global News BC: First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9927097/new-covid-variant-ba-2-86-bc-first-case-canada/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PublicHealthAgencyofCanada #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #WorldHealthOrganization #ba.2.86variant #bccovidupdate #covidvariant #BonnieHenry #NewVariant #AdrianDix #COVID-19 #ba.2.86 #bccovid #Health #XBB1.5 #COVID
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Why the Hunt for One of the Weirdest COVID Variants Is in Central Ohio https://flip.it/TP2Ecl #CovidVariant #Covid #CentralOhio #OH
