New Variant Omicron: BA.2 is a new “variant under investigation”. Yet unclear as to whether it could be more transmissable. In Denmark, BA 2 is gaining ground

Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing · 3h NEW “BA2” SUB-VARIANT— @UKHSA has designated a #Omicron sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a new “variant under investigation”. 53 in  but 2,093 sequences of BA.2 recorded from 22 countries. Unclear yet—but “possibility it could be more transmissible.”

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Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing · 3h

8) “Consistent growth across multiple countries is evidence BA.2 may be some degree more transmissible than BA.1,” tweeted Tom Peacock, a virologist from Imperial College London.
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The subvariant #BA2 accounted for 20% of all covid-19-cases in Denmark in week 52 increasing to approximately **45% in week 2**. During the same period, the relative frequency of BA.1 has dropped. https://en.ssi.dk/news/news/2022