How worried should we be about the new 'stealth' Omicron? Our expert weighs in

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A new version of Omicron has been found in at least 49 countries, including the US. An expert answers questions and offers advice.

A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron as the dominant variant.

Because it doesn't cause a certain signature on lab tests called an s-gene target failure, it can look like other coronavirus variants on a first screen. That has some calling it"the stealth variant."How worried should we about this"stealth" Omicron? Are vaccinated people still protected? What about those who recently had Covid-19—could they be reinfected? And can tests pick up this subvariant? BA.

 

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We’re just gonna keep the hamster on the wheel for as long as we can…fml🙄

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'This just in - 78th Omicron variant on the loose. Fifth booster booster may be required to stop the spread. People with language speaking skills say.'

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Is like 2020 upwards is programmed for deadly varus 😣 which nonsense stories everyday, people will be trying to recover from the shock of the previous they will announce another one.

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Stop the vaccination madness: Luc Montagnier, a French virologist and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the HIV claimed that Covid-19 vaccines are creating new variants He believes that the ongoing vaccinations in world is an ”enormous mistake”

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‘Stealth’ Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In 57 Countries, WHO SaysI am a London-based reporter for Forbes covering breaking news. Previously, I have worked as a reporter for a specialist legal publication covering big data and as a freelance journalist and policy analyst covering science, tech and health. I have a master’s degree in Biological Natural Sciences and a master’s degree in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. Follow me on Twitter theroberthart or email me at rhartforbes.com covidflation spread by proxy, we can’t be silent anymore. Corruption at the highest level of every industry and institution. All the more reason to get vaccinated and get your booster.
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‘Stealth’ Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In 57 Countries, WHO SaysI am a London-based reporter for Forbes covering breaking news. Previously, I have worked as a reporter for a specialist legal publication covering big data and as a freelance journalist and policy analyst covering science, tech and health. I have a master’s degree in Biological Natural Sciences and a master’s degree in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. Follow me on Twitter theroberthart or email me at rhartforbes.com
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Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surpriseAs this SARSCoV2 evolutionary tree suggests, the BA.1 and BA.2 strains of the Omicron variant are about as genetically distinct as earlier variants Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are from each other. Learn more: ScienceVisuals ScienceVisuals On the 10th paragraph, it mentions that 'Vaccinated but unboosted people were about 2.5 times as susceptible, and unvaccinated people 2.2 times as susceptible.' Is this data correct? With my understanding, fully vaccinated (not boosted) people should be less susceptible to ScienceVisuals Discovered here: ScienceVisuals Wait until you see the Zeus variant lol! Probably going to wipe out 1/3 of mankind! It’s probably are fault too!The virus is fighting against are vaccines now!This is why we all had to get vaxxed,cuz eventually it’s going to find the evolution it needs to kill ppl unvaxxed😢! 🙏🏼
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