What is the new ‘BA.2’ omicron mutant and will it become more contagious?

Many dialogues and variables related to the global epidemic of Corona appear, so the Delta variable, Delta Plus, Beta and the last of them appeared. Omicron, from which a new species has already mutated, namely,BA.2The Health Security Agency in England confirmed that it contains more than 20 mutations, 50% of which are concentrated in the spike protein surrounding the coronavirus.

On this, the report published on the website washingtonpost “As a new version of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads in some countries in Asia and Europe, the World Health Organization recommended on Monday that officials begin investigating its properties to determine if it poses new challenges for countries hardened by epidemics.”.

The report indicated that viruses continually mutate in mostly harmless ways, and there is no current evidence that the new mutate is.BA.2More harmful, but spreads faster.

Dr. Robert Garry, a virologist at Tulane University School of Medicine, indicated, “The variables appeared, and the variables disappeared, so there is no need to fear the emergence of this new variable, because it is like the previous changes.

Dr Kristen Nordlund, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, added, BA.2 It has increased, but it still represents a very low percentage of viruses circulating in the United States and the world, and at the present time, there is not enough data to determine if the strain is BA.2 More portable or does it have a fitness advantage over a breed BA.1The CDC continues to monitor variants that are circulating domestically and internationally.


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