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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/