2023-08-09 10:28:00
Mircea Sofonea, lecturer at the University of Montpellier, explains that this figure must be interpreted with caution. “It concerns a limited number of positive tests, knowing that these are not representative of infections either,” he explains.
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Forbes reports that 15% of Covid-19 contaminations were due to “Eris” with a 20% increase every week. In the United States, this variant is also gaining ground, again according to Mircea Sofonea.
This new form of Coronavirus comes from the Omicron group as explained by the lecturer in Montpellier. “This is the XBB.1.9 sub-line which has gained two successive mutations”. This new variant would be more resistant to antibodies because it has mutated and the vaccine therefore becomes less effective. At present, it is not yet known whether this variant is virulent or not, as we have seen in the past. “There is no signal on this subject, neither on the symptomatology, nor on the gravity”, declares Mircea Sofonea.
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