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Omicron Sub-Variants

WHO Tracks Two New Omicron Sub-Variants: What We Know About BA.4 & BA.5 Variants

GNN News Desk Apr 12, 2022

While several nations are facing a spike in the number of daily Covid-19 cases accelerated by the emergence of the more-transmissible BA.2 omicron strain, two new sub-variants of Omicron – BA.4 and BA.5 – are now under WHO. The global…
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AstraZeneca COVID Drug Neutralizes Omicron Sub-Variants In Study

Dr Sanjeev Dev Malik Mar 21, 2022

AstraZeneca said its antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat COVID-19 was shown to retain neutralising activity against omicron coronavirus variants, including the highly contagiouos BA.2 sub-variant, in an independent lab study. Data…
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