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NSW is in Omicron BA.4 & BA.5 wave
Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants have been slowly growing in prevalence since 1 May 2022 in NSW, now about 50%, and case numbers and hospitalization have been increasing. Maybe BA.4 and BA.5 are not as mild as they were suggested to be in South Africa. Deaths show a slight rise but more deaths usually follow…
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Omicron BA.1, BA.2,BA.4, BA.5, BA.12, then omicron recombinants deltacron, Omicron XA, XB, XC, XD, XE, … , XW, XX, XY, XZ, XAA, XAB, … , etc., BC.1, BC.2, BD.1, BD.1.1, etc.
Most people would have heard of “deltracron’, a recombinant variant made from the omicron and delta variants. I do not know if deltracron has survived. Most people would also have heard of the recombinant Omicron XE, which is a recombinant of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2. The status of Omicron XE is also unknown. Why are…
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What is the difference between Taiwan, Portugal and Australia
Taiwan is fighting with the deadlier variant BA.2.2 that swept Hong Kong and got into China. Hence more deaths. Portugal is dealing with the more virulent BA.5.1, which is only just starting to grow in Europe and Australia. Holding it’s own against BA.5. Australia is play pretend there is no covid. #letitrip Below, you can…
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3 new emerging serious issues with SARS-CoV2.
The first is that infection does not stop you from getting re-infected with the new omicron variants. The record for reinfection I believe is 8 days now. It is also becoming apparent that the more you get infected, the greater the damage that covid19 can do to you. In other words, repeated infections act cumulatively.…
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Covid ICU surge in Israel
Israel is reporting a surge in critically ill patients to covid19. There was a 70% jump in the number of critically ill from last week. I can only put this surge down to growing prevalence to the new variants BA.4 BA.5 and BA.5.1. This is strange because in South Africa BA.4 and BA.5 seemed to…
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 are making their move in Australia
The next wave of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron or B.2* are now making their move in Australia. Their prevalence may be close to 20% right now. 3% over the last 60 days but growing fast. NSW seems to be leading the charge. Hopefully this wave is milder still but there is still a…
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BA.4 and BA.5 variants target young children
This is big. Thx Clare Karacsonyi for sharing to me. It seems like the variants BA.4 and BA.5 which are only just starting in Australia (in NSW and WA last I looked) are affecting children more than any other variant. The number of children admitted to hospital under 9 years of age has overtaken the…
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Omicron XE causing new surge in Covid in Malta
Yes, Omicron XE is still active. Omicron XE is a recombinant of the variants BA.1 and BA.2. BA.2 is very different to BA.1 and virologists are just starting to relabel BA.2 variants in a class of their own. The BA.2 variants should have been given a new Greek letter by the WHO. Recombinant variants are…
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Pre-infection or vaccination will not stop you getting covid from variants BA.4 and BA.5
New data from South Africa shows that although 97% of people had been exposed to covid or had been vaccinated or both, they still have a fifth wave in South Africa. BA.4 and BA.5 are now being sequenced in Australia (NSW and WA), Europe and the USA, so the world is about to go through…
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BA.4 and BA.5 detected in NSW and WA
As the title says BA.4 and BA.5 detected in NSW and WA. I have not seen any recorded cases of BA.4 and BA.5 in Queensland, Victoria, SA or Tasmania as yet. BA.4 and BA.5 will be our next covid wave, once the BA.2.* waves have finished, BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.10.1 look to have some more time…
Dr George Christos
covid19 & other Infectious diseases