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'Stealth Omicron' BA.2 Is 1.5 Times More Transmissible than Original Omicron Strain: Research | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel

‘Stealth Omicron’ BA.2 Is 1.5 Times More Transmissible than Original Omicron Strain: Research | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel

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[ad_1] Representational image (IANS) The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is 1.5 times more transmissible than the original Omicron strain, according to a study led by Danish researchers. Omicron, which is also referred to as B.1.1.529, has three main substrains, viz. BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Researchers at Denmark’s Statens […]

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Has Houston reached the peak of Omicron? Research shows the virus could be leveling off

Has Houston reached the peak of Omicron? Research shows the virus could be leveling off

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[ad_1] HOUSTON – Since July 2020, the city of Houston has been testing wastewater for signs of a coronavirus surge. They’ve been able to detect it in human waste when the viral load in the community went up. Right now, the dashboard indicates there is a lot of virus in our community, but last week […]

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