BA2

The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to infect vaccinated people, a Danish study has found. The study,…

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is classed as a variant under investigation in the UK, spreads much faster than the original BA.1 strain but it also seems to show higher vaccine protection, health authorities…

SINGAPORE: Singapore has recently reported 198 cases of Covid-19 traced to the BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage, which appears to be more infectious than the more common BA.1, but hospitals are coping well in spite of the current wave infecting…

The subvariant of Omicron feared to be even more infectious than its ancestor strain is already behind one in 30 Covid cases in England, according to official estimates.A report by the UK Health Security Agency found the mutant BA.2…

With BA.2 now spreading in more than 50 countries around the world, there's early hope that vaccine booster doses still hold up against the Omicron subvariant. An initial analysis of vaccine effectiveness by U.K. scientists found a similar…

Dr Pavitra Roychoudhury (pictured), a bioinformatics expert at the University of Washington, told DailyMail.com that while the 'stealth' moniker given the BA.2 sounds scary, lineages of Covid variants emerging is not anything…

As Canada detects more cases of the BA.2 sub-lineage of Omicron, the country’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that at the moment international data suggests that it could potentially “have an increased…

Unlocking the mysteries behind Omicron's unique set of mutations will be key to understanding how this virus evolves and spreads — particularly as a tougher-to-detect subvariant is taking off in various countries, threatening to prolong…

A version of Omicron that is harder to track is growing quickly in England and is now more common than Delta.Just a few hundred cases of BA.2 have been detected in the country so far, but the number of people testing positive for the…

With signs of the COVID-19 Omicron wave having peaked in parts of the world, including Canada, scientists are keeping a close eye on a subvariant that is rapidly spreading in some countries. The BA.2 sub-lineage of Omicron,…