2023-08-25 19:04:00
The occurrence in South Africa has now also been documented, explained the WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove in her first statement on the virus type. This had previously been found in Israel, the USA and Great Britain. The first detection was on July 24th in Denmark. The omicron offshoot has more than 35 mutations in key areas of the virus compared to this year’s top-leading variant, XBB.1.5. Regarding BA.2.86, scientists explained that although the variant must be observed, a devastating wave of diseases and deaths is not to be expected given the immunity that has been built up worldwide through vaccinations and previous infections. “We are in a completely different phase than if this variant had appeared in the first year,” says Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans.
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