A new type frightens the United States

In the United States, a new type of Covid is spreading, which worries American doctors

Experts are on alert in the US for a new Covid variant

When researchers discovered Omicron, specifically Omicron 2, The scientific community warned population For large conveying capacity.

In the United States, a new variant appearsAnd Responsible for many outbreaks that are growing at an alarming rate.

Health departments are reporting the first cases of serial infection in the New York area and other Northeastern Territories.

Based on the information available so far It will be a traceable sub-variable to Omicron 2 itself It is called BA2.12.1.

The most striking feature new boom It is more than 27% contagious. Compared to the first BA.2 (omicron 2).

According to the doctors who follow the cases, It is already responsible for 1 in 5 infections a few days after it was discovered. These data are collected by sampling the viral genome. The progress of the epidemic is being tracked through swabs of existing patients, for molecular testing.

With such a high spread, chances are high that it will turn out to be the dominant alternative. in a very short timeOr through movements, as happened before It can reach Europe.

As for the symptoms, At the present time, there is no evidence to indicate an exacerbation of pathogenesis. The data speak of a trend that is strictly comparable to that of the classic Omicron.

However, it is necessary to take the current situation seriously, and to determine whether the new variant can infect and develop the infection even in people who have already been infected with omicron 1 or 2.