Omicron

Subtyp, Omikron-Variante BA.2

Derzeit breitet sich ein neuer Subtyp der Omikron-Variante auch in Deutschland aus. Es werden zunehmend Infektionen mit BA.2 nachgewiesen. Der Typ könnte ansteckender sein. Aber, ist er auch gefährlicher?

• tagesschau am 1.2.22

Siehe dazu auch: Mutation / Variante: Omicron

• Two-thirds of people recently infected with the Omicron variant say they had already had Covid previously. The findings come from a large, continuing study, React, swab-testing thousands of volunteers in England.

More work is needed to know how many are true reinfections - but the results reveal the groups that appear to be more likely to catch Covid again. They include healthcare workers and households with children or lots of members under one roof.