BA.2

In a recent study that represents the largest to date to examine the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 subvariant (the strain making a re-emergence this fall), a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)…

The Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which dominated from about December to April, can already circumvent after three months the protection against infection offered by vaccinations and recovery from infection. This…

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant continues to be the dominant variant resulting in 85% of cases in the country, people in the know told ET. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (Insacog), the group of government…

Two new Omicron subvariants BA.2.10 and BA.2.12 have been detected in Bengaluru by INSACOG attached labs, reports have suggested. And with this, the Covid subvariant is now circulating in several states including Delhi, Haryana,…

Health Canada is warning medical professionals that a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug is unlikely to be effective against the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant. The country’s federal drug regulator issued a notice to health-care…

There are few COVID-19 public health measures in place across Canada for this weekend’s Easter and Passover celebrations for the first time since the spring of 2020. But some religious leaders say there will still be safety…

As the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron dominates the COVID-19 spread across Canada and globally, scientists are keeping a close eye on a new hybrid variant. The XE sub-lineage of Omicron, which was first detected in…

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired teacher Lois Armstrong said local health officials where she lives in Kingston, Ont., provided daily updates about outbreaks, cases and deaths in the community. Now, Armstrong, 68,…

The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of COVID-19 to assess whether they are more infectious or dangerous. It has added BA.4…

If you still haven’t been infected with COVID-19, the highly transmissible Omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant probably have you thinking you’re next in line. But amid a sixth wave of infections, even those who have already caught the…