Dr George Christos

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  • A new RECOMBINANT variant XBC.* has formed in the Philippines

    A new RECOMBINANT variant XBC.* has formed in the Philippines

    Recombinant variants are are not formed by mutations but when two strains/variants combine/crossover inside the same cell, which transferases part of the mRNA of one variant and that of another and combines them. This can only happen of a person is simultaneously infected with 2 variants at the same time. So far not too much…

  • 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,…