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JN.1 Covid variant 'more transmissible, more infectious': Ex-ICMR expert warns of more cases in India

Dr Soumya Swaminathan warns that the JN.1 Covid-19 variant is more transmissible and infectious than other variants. However, she assures that the public health risk is still low due to immunity from vaccines and past infections.

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JN.1 Classified as 'Variant of Interest': Is it More infectious?

WHO has classified the JN.1 COVID subvariant as a 'Variant of Interest' separate from its parent variant, Omicron. Why is this?

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Omicron Subvariants Will Now Be Named Separately Due to Their Growing Diversification: WHO

New naming system is not an indicator of intensity of circulation of virus.

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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

The subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB may somewhat evade prior immunity, however, further research is required

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Omicron: The coronavirus variant may protect against flu

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant

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Covid-19: More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

Out of 210 people who had antibodies suggesting they had recently had the covid-19 omicron variant, more than half were unaware they were carrying the virus

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Longest COVID-19 Infection Lasted for 505 Days in UK Patient

UK doctors have recorded the longest COVID-19 infection in a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 505 days.

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New Omicron Sub-Types BA.4 and BA.5 May Be More Able to Dodge Antibodies

The two lineages have mutations associated with immune evasion—but cases are low and it is too early to say anything definitive about their behavior.

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UCR biomedical scientist is member of international SARS-CoV-2 group assembled by NIAID

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19, caused a pandemic that killed more than five million people worldwide. Several variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged during the pandemic, drawing attention to how new mutations impact virus replication, infectivity, transmission, and immunity. 

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Omicron BA.2 Sub-Variant Now Dominant in U.S., CDC Says

The faster-spreading Omicron sub-variant is now estimated to make up more than half of coronavirus cases in the U.S.

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