Published 2 years ago

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says

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Two new Omicron subvariants are able to evade antibodies from previous infections and vaccinations, according to a new South African study. The World Health Organization said last month that it was tracking cases of BA.4 and BA.5. The study, led by the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa, found that the blood samples of the vaccinated people showed a threefold drop in antibody production when tested against the two sublineages.

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Times of India

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection: Study

The scientists from multiple institutions were examining Omicron's BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages - which the World Health Organization last month added to its monitoring list. They took blood samples from 39 participants previously infected by Omicron when it first showed up at the end of last year.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have found.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

New Omicron Sub-Variants Can Dodge Immunity, May Trigger Wave: Study

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

New Omicron variants can dodge infection antibodies but jabs helps, study finds

The results of the study come amid a fresh Covid surge of infections in South Africa with experts warning a fresh wave of in the months ahead could be around the corner

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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