Dr George Christos

covid19 & other Infectious diseases

Tag: BA.2.9

  • Number of enumerated Omicron subvariants now 119

    Number of enumerated Omicron subvariants now 119

    That is where people have got to in updating the number of Omicron variants anyhow. There are more likely 300 to 400 of them, but the number of variants are going too fast to keep track of of all of them. Variants like B.2.23 and BA.2.33 had been seen in Australia and the USA but…

  • Some of the Omicron Subvariants BA.2.* seems to be more deadly than BA.2

    Some of the Omicron Subvariants BA.2.* seems to be more deadly than BA.2

    The Case fatality rate (CFR)= deaths/cases has risen in both Denmark and the UK, and the only think I can put it down are the new subvariant BA.2.9 in Denmark and UK, and possibly also BA.2.3, and BA.2.23 in the UK. In January the CFR in Denmark dropped to 0,05% but is now at 0.7%…

  • Move over for BA.12. Ten-times more infectious than BA.2

    Move over for BA.12. Ten-times more infectious than BA.2

    A new variant of the novel coronavirus, BA.12, was found in Bihar’s Patna on Thursday. According to the state’s health department, the new variant of Omicron was found in the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). There is a new kid in town and we have not dealt with waves from BA.2.9, BA.2.2, BA.2.12, BA.2.12.1,…

  • The BA.2 subvariants > BA.1 subvariants in the UK. Deaths Rising.

    The BA.2 subvariants > BA.1 subvariants in the UK. Deaths Rising.

    Just a quick update on what the variants are doing in the UK. It seems the BA.2 subvariants and all growing while the BA.1 subvariants are being replaced. BA.2, BA.2.3, BA2.9, BA.2.10, and BA.2.12 are all growing in prevalence with BA.2.9 probably growing the fastest and BA.2 the slowest. All the BA.1 subvariants are reducing…