Guess what. However, another new subvariant of the Covid-19 coronavirus has spread. This one is called CH. 1. 1, and it’s descended from BA. 2. 75, you know, that pretty Omicron subvariant that I talked about for Forbes in July 2022. The CH . 1. 1 has a mutation that was provided in the Delta variant, you know that variant quite a bit that turned what some premature idea was the Summer of Sex in 2021 into the Summer of the Surge. Since CH. 1. 1 would arguably not be the easiest call to say, some have called it the “Orthrus” subvariant, which is by no means an official call. Orthrus is the two-headed dog from Greek mythology that herded Geryon’s cattle, unlike the two-headed dog you see near the local Starbucks. It’s no surprise that CH. 1. 1 arose because the mutation is something the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown it can do.
Currently, CH. 1. 1 ranks fifth on the ongoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Covid-19 variant tracking chart in the United States, without being with the Billboard Hot 100. During the week ending February 4, XBB. 1. 1 Subvariant . 5 remained the most productive dog, comprising 66. 4% of all COVID-19 samples that were genetically sequenced during that period. In the position at the moment was the BQ. 1. 1. % while XBB was fourth with 2. 2%. CH. 1. registers 1. 6%, part % more than the 6th BN. 1.
Here’s a CDC dendrogram that shows how those other subvariants relate to others:
As you can see, BA. 2. 75 can say, “CH. 1. 1, I am his father. “He also said, “Oh my God, they are developing very fast. speak?
Well, let’s take a look at what’s going on internationally, you know that global component that some politicians in the United States told you to ignore. In general, CH. 1. 1 isn’t that new, depending on how you delineate the word “new”. This is certainly new in geological time. like interior plumbing, straps and mocaccinos. But this is nothing new in the age of TikTok and Instagram. July 8, 2022 is when CH. 1. 1 was first detected in India. Since then, this subvariant has spread to at least 67 other countries. The CH1. 1. It makes up about 10% of all Covid-19 samples worldwide, according to Outbreak. info, an online page run by 4 Scripps Research think tanks in San Diego, California, and has continued to gather insights into other variants. and subvariants from around the world. the global. This online page also shows that CH. 1. 1 is most recently prevalent in New Zealand, where it accounts for approximately 34% of all samples, followed by Hong Kong (25%), Cambodia (23%), Ireland (19%) and the United States. Kingdom (11%). So CH. 1. 1 has been around for a while.
CH. 1. 1 now accounts for around 11% of all Covid-19 samples sequenced in the UK. Here, Brad Pitt. . . [ ] is seen taking a selfie with a fan while wearing a face mask at the premiere of Bathroughlon at BFI Imax Waterloo in London. (Photo via Ian West/PA Images Getty Images)
This suggests that CH. 1. 1 has some sort of fitness merit over previous versions of the virus. This does not mean that CH. 1. 1 can do more pumping than other variants and subvariants of SARS-CoV-2. The spikes of the virus are too small to do push-ups. This means that CH. 1. 1 has one or more homes that can cause it to spread more smoothly and quickly. It could be more transmissible or larger to evade existing immune coverage or both.
There is a preprint titled “Extraordinary evasion of neutralizing antibody response via Omicron XBB. 1. 5, 3 CH. 1. 1 and CA. 3. 1 variants” and has been uploaded to BioRxiv. Now, the word “ordinary” deserves to be regularly reserved for an exclusive celestial phenomenon in life or a very clever avocado toast. And this study has not yet been the subject of clinical peer review. Therefore, take everything from this prepress with an ordinary grain of salt.
However, the preprint describes laboratory experiments in which a study team from Ohio State University tested how well antibodies generated by other people vaccinated against covid-19 were able to neutralize the Omicron XBB. 1. 5, 3 CH. 1. 1 and CA. 3. 1 variants. They found that the CH. 1. 1 and CA. 3. 1 variants were, in their words, “highly resistant to monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines,” discovered in those antibody-neutralizing experiments. of the immune coverage generated through vaccines. Therefore, it does not deserve to be assumed that vaccines are dead to CH. 1. 1.
What you mean, however, is that being vaccinated or having become inflamed with SARS-CoV-2 in the past won’t give you one hundred percent protection. It’s not like being an American when it comes to civil litigation. have general immunity. You can still be inflamed with SARS-CoV-2, suffer from severe Covid-19, and transmit the virus to others. It’s just that the chances of some of those things decreasing can decrease significantly when you’ve been vaccinated or already exposed That’s why it’s important to take other Covid-19 precautions, such as wearing a face mask in public places and maintaining smart ventilation and air filtration.
So far, there is no genuine evidence that CH. 1. 1 is more likely to cause more severe Covid-19. There just hasn’t been enough time to do the right studies to stick to other people inflamed with CH. 1. 1 and what happened to them. It takes time, effort and money to keep doing science. It’s not like the Iron Man or Avengers videos where a guy can walk into a lab and figure things out for himself in a matter of days.
While the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, our society’s collective immune systems are in a different state than in previous years. At the beginning of 2020, our immune systems were afraid, they were petrified. viruses, people’s immune systems spent so many nights thinking about how SARS-CoV-2 can also harm them. And they were given more strength. Therefore, the arrival of a new variant would not have the same impact as in 2022 or 2021.
That said, one can never wait for certainty what something like CH. 1. 1 can do until more information is available, just as it is complicated to wait for what will happen with the stock market, the cryptocurrency market, the real estate market. or celebrity weddings. So for now, the most productive thing you can do is take whatever Covid-19 precautions you can and stay one step ahead of any Covid-19 updates that arise or, in the case of the “Orthrus” subvariant, stay two heads. And be patient. This pandemic won’t last forever.
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