'Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 mutating further'
The latest genome surveillance study for the city revealed that the dominant Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 is mutating further, as its new subtypes BA.2.75.1 and BA.2.75.2 have started showing up in samples. The medical community has voiced concern that BA.2.75.2 has higher immune escape properties and may topple BA.2.75, the prime variant in circulation for two months.
The latest genome surveillance study for the city revealed that the dominant Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 is mutating further, as its new subtypes BA.2.75.1 and BA.2.75.2 have started showing up in samples. The medical community has voiced concern that BA.2.75.2 has higher immune escape properties and may topple BA.2.75, the prime variant in circulation for two months.
