US EditionWHO, CDC tracking new lineage of virus that causes COVID
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, named BA.2.86, which has been detected in the United States, Denmark, and Israel.
- The World Health Organization has classified BA.2.86 as a "variant under monitoring" due to its high number of mutations. So far, only a few sequences of this variant have been reported from a few countries.
- Early analysis suggests that BA.2.86 may have equal or greater ability to evade antibodies compared to the currently dominant variant, XBB.1.
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US CDC Tracks New Lineage of Virus that Causes COVID
(Reuters) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform X.
CDC, WHO tracking new COVID-19 variant; highly mutated strain found in US
The World Health Organization added a new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to its Variants Under Monitoring (VUM) category on Thursday, citing a large number of mutations that “warrants attention.”
US: CDC keeps eye on new lineage of virus that causes Covid
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday (August 17) that it was keeping an eye on a new, highly mutated lineage of virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86. It has reportedly been detected in the United States, Israel as well as in Denmark. The CDC has said this on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). "As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC's advice on protecting yourself from COVID-19 remains the
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