Anyway, BA.4 and BA.5 now driving infections Euroside (little bit more infectious than BA.2, no immunity inferred from BA.1 or BA.2, death rate not gone up - BA.4 and BA.5 proving dominant over the other Omicrons (see Portugal and slowly the rest of the Eurozone) - VOC since about 3 weeks ago - should be a fun summer
Everyone loves a link…
Whilst Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 are in the early stages of growth in the UK, analysis of the available data suggests that they are likely to have a growth advantage over the currently-dominant Omicron BA.2 variant.
There can be several reasons for growth advantage, but in the case of BA.4 and BA.5, laboratory data suggests a degree of immune escape which is likely to contribute.
BA.4/5 doesn’t care if you’ve had BA.1 or 2 i.e. reinfections are rife in those that had early Omicron - according to Portugal where it’s at 37% about a week ago… UK already seeing BA.4 or 5 outcompete BA.1 or 2, hence the VOC…but no more deadly than earlier Omicron
Well it’s a virus. Do you have a citation showing literally no protection from recent infection or is this an exaggeration? You last linked source says “degree of immune escape”
Jeez tamest of responses from me there. Not sure what else I’m supposed to do. Are we to the point where we all just ignore everything churchill says when he wildly makes up shit? If so fair enough.
Does the difference between “no immunity” and “substantial immune escape” really amount to peddling disinformation when making a short post linking to a news story?
Who is this trolling? Is someone here so married to the notion of some protection from infection of related variants that they feel attacked by that post?