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Tag: variants

Posted inCovid-19

Here’s what we know about the BA.2 variant so far

by Paul Griffin February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants. Now we’re seeing cases of a sub-variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, emerge. Rather than a daughter of the Omicron variant BA.1 (or B.1.1.529), it’s more helpful to think of BA.2 as […]

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WHO emergency meeting over coronavirus variants

by AT Contributor January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

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