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Steffy thevar
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Senior Correspondent, The Times of India
Pune
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BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron evade immunity, need to keep a watch on hospitalisation, says researcher
By Steffy thevar Verified| Hindustan Times Pune Verified PUNE The confirmation of BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron strain of Sars-CoV-2 virus causing Covid-19 has led to both curiosity and caution among the general public and health experts. To get more clarity on the same, Hindustan Times spoke with the researcher who first confirmed the variants in samples from Pune city patients.
By Steffy thevar Verified| Hindustan Times Pune Verified PUNE According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health department records, over five lakh people in the city are yet to take the second dose. Despite the new variants being able to escape immunity, experts continue to reiterate that vaccine immunity can reduce severity even as the Sars-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate.
By Steffy thevar Verified| Hindustan Times Mumbai Verified Pune: The state’s first cases of infection with BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the Sars-CoV-2 have been detected in the city, the state health department report said on Saturday. The variants do not yet pose a concern as they are an offshoot of the Omicron variant, which has already spread widely in the country.
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The Times of India
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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