- A new subvariant of omicron has just appeared on the radar of the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Specialists are concerned that it could be the biggest escape from the protection provided by vaccines to date.
- It is commonly known as “Centaurus” and has already been seen in the United States.
A new subvariant of omicron has just appeared on the radar of the World Health Organization (WHO) and specialists are concerned that it could be the most that escapes the protection granted by vaccines so far. It is commonly known as “Centaurus” and was already seen in the United States.
What is Centaurus and why is it so worrying?
A new subvariant of Omicron is on the radar of the World Health Organizationone that some experts say may be the most immunoevasive yet, has been identified in the US, they told fortune on Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Imperial College London Department of Infectious Diseases researcher Tom Peacock found the first cases of the variant on June 30. By further analyzing Centaurus discovered that it has 15 particular mutations and 45 mutations in common with the other variants.
“It is too early to know if this subvariant is more able to escape the immune system or if it causes more severe disease, but we are closely monitoring these aspects,” said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan of the WHO.
In the words of the specialists, Centaurus manages to infiltrate the body despite the fact that people have coronavirus antibodies, either because they were infected or because they received vaccines against the disease. All this would make the contagion of people faster.
So far, what worries the specialists is that it has already been seen in more than one country and, apparently, it is transmitted faster than Ómicron.
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