With COVID outbreaks being reported in a number of countries around the world, and upticks seen across Europe, many coinciding with a rise in BA.2 or “stealth omicron” cases, what does that signal for the U.S. as restrictions ease?
"I think it's very likely that what we've seen in Europe, where BA.2 is increasing in relative proportion is going to happen here," said Dr. Isaac Ghinai, medical director for lab based surveillance at CDPH."We're going to see BA.2 causing an increasing proportion of the number of cases. We've already seen that."BA.2 has several key mutations, with the most important of those occurring in the spike protein that studs the outside of the virus.
Arwady stressed that while the rise of COVID in other countries could be a sign of what's to come, it's not a guarantee. She noted that many countries currently seeing spikes, such as China and Australia,"were really aiming for a zero-COVID approach."
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