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“In my estimation the most important driver of the recent increase in cases and hospitalizations in the U.K. is the rise of BA.2 omicron subvariant,” Professor Mark Woolhouse, an epidemiologist at the University of Edinburgh, told. Given that cases of the original BA.1 omicron are falling, Woolhoouse said waning immunity or behavioral changes were unlikely to be “the main drivers” behind the increase, and BA.2 appears to be able to evade immunity from vaccines and prior infection.
2 omicron possibly causing more severe disease than other forms of omicron, problems in data collection and reporting, an increase in older and more vulnerable people at greater risk of hospital admission or more people being admitted to hospital with, but not for, Covid. The answer, as well as an idea of how severe it may get, should become clearer as more data becomes available, Hunter said.A rise in U.S. cases and hospitalizations. Trends in the U.K.
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