Tag: subvariant
A Roche laboratory launches a PCR test to better track down an Omicron sub-variant
Faced with the rapid spread of the Omicron XBB.1.5 sub-variant in the United States, the Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche is launching a PCR test to facilitate understanding of the virus.…
WHO on Corona subvariant: Signs of XBB.1.5 spread in Europe
Status: 01/10/2023 4:47 p.m In the northeast of the USA, the particularly contagious corona subvariant XBB.1.5 already dominates the infection process – and the WHO also sees signs of spread…
The American sub-variant of Omicron, X BB.1.5, does not worry the French health authorities
New mutations of Omicron sub-variants keep popping up all over the world, but aren’t necessarily cause for concern. The youngest, a sub-variant called X BB.1.5, is gaining ground in the…
What do we know about BF.7, the new sub-variant of Omicron?
In China, since the lifting in early December of the health measures of the very strict and decried “zero Covid” policy, the number of cases has exploded. Figures that are…
The new BA.2.75 sub-variant, nicknamed the “centaur”, detected in the Netherlands
With each new variant, the anxiety starts again. As the seventh wave of Covid-19 hits France, and more broadly Europe, because of the BA.5, a new and umpteenth sub-variant of…
Corona virus in Germany: omicron subvariant BA.5 at 66 percent
As of: 06/30/2022 9:59 p.m Two thirds of corona infections can now be traced back to the omicron subvariant BA.5. According to the RKI, it is also responsible for the…
Xevudyi, an anti-covid treatment, ineffective against the BA.2 sub-variant
The French health authorities this Friday restricted the use of an anti-Covid-19 treatment, Xevudy, noting its lack of effectiveness against the BA.2 sub-variant. A shelving that virtually excludes any use…
RKI weekly report: omicron subvariant BA.2 at 97 percent
RKI weekly report Omicron subvariant BA.2 at 97 percent RKI weekly report: Which variants are predominant in Germany? Which ones make you particularly ill? Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH…
Corona: What we know about the omicron subvariant BA.2 – Health
What is BA.2? Like the variant BA.1, which has been dominant in Europe to date, BA.2 is a subtype of the omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2. Both subvariants were noticed shortly…
WHO confirms the presence of a subvariant of Omicron in 57 countries
Since it was first detected in Southern Africa ten weeks ago, Omicron has continued to spread and with it its sub-variants. One of them has even been detected in 57…