워싱턴 주에서는 omicron subvariant BA.2의 2건의 사례를 보고합니다.

“워싱턴 주에서는 omicron subvariant BA.2의 2건의 사례를 보고합니다., 워싱턴 주에서는 omicron subvariant BA.2의 2건의 사례를 보고합니다., 워싱턴 주에서는 omicron subvariant BA.2의 2건의 사례를 보고합니다.,” 워싱턴 주에서는 omicron subvariant BA.2의 2건의 사례를 보고합니다..

The spokesperson said that health officials do not have much information on the new subvariant, which has been reported in parts of Europe and Asia.

A member of the Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 testing staff performs a test on Chrissy Nichols outside the Salt Lake County Health Department Tuesday, 1 월. 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. ((AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) )

영국 health authorities declared BA.2 a “variant under investigation” 금요일에, ~에 대해 말하는 것 “there is still uncertainty around the significance of the changes to the viral genome.”

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Viruses mutate as they spread through a population, with some mutations impacting vaccine effectiveness, as well as the lethality and transmissibility of variants, CDC에 따르면.

그만큼 World Health Organization said Monday that BA.2 differs from the original omicron strain on the spike protein, emphasizing that the two subvariants should be studied independently to determine “immune escape properties and virulence.”

A line of cars stretching several blocks wait to pull into an appointment-only COVID-19 testing center, 목요일, 1 월. 6, 2022, 시애틀. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Two cases of BA.2 have also been detected in Houston, where Dr. Hana El Sahly dubbed it “stealth omicron” since it is harder to pick up on a PCR test, 에 따르면 WOAI.

오미크론, which was first detected in South Africa in late November, has rapidly spread throughout the world and is now responsible for 99.5% of all new cases in the United States, CDC 데이터에 따르면.

Lurie Children’s hospital registered nurse Carolyn Ruyle prepares a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Lurie Children’s hospital Friday, 11 월. 5, 2021, 시카고에서. (AP Photo/Nam Y. 뭐)

While studies show that the new variant can more easily evade immunity offered by vaccines and prior infection, it is also associated with less severe disease.

The 7-day average for new cases throughout the United States was at 686,715 토요일에, down from an all-time high of 789,960 1 월. 15.