One in four new COVID-19 cases sequenced at UW Medicine’s virology lab is from the omicron BA.2 subvariant. FOX13
Washington officials hastened to put an end to pandemic protocols, but the virus remains a concern for medical professionals. The BA.2 subvariant was first detected in Washington in January, nicknamed ‘stealth omicron,’ and at the time had only infected two people.Now, it accounts for 25% of all new COVID cases UW Medicine screens.
"It's been sort of slowly creeping up over the last six weeks," said the lab’s assistant director, Dr. Alex Greninger. "It’s going to be interesting to see what the end of April, beginning of May, what that time period will look like.". Greninger is hopeful BA.2 infections will not surpass omicron infections.shows people who have been recently infected with omicron are more resilient to symptomatic BA.2 infections.
The COVID-19 vaccine booster shots further prevent major illness, including from the BA.2 subvariant.
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