The variants were found to be resistant to vaccines and the protection afforded by previous infections. Understanding the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic
The UK Health Security Agency announced last Friday (28/10) that it is monitoring two new variants of the coronavirus in the country. THE BQ.1 And XBB emerged from the micron and are not yet part of the “variants of interest” class. However, they are monitored due to the growth of cases and the possibility of being resistant to vaccine protection or previous infections.
The country has already recorded more than 700 cases of contamination caused by BQ.1, but there is still no information on its potential for transmission or lethality. XBB, in turn, is a variant deriving from two sublines of Ômicron. It is dubbed the “nightmare variant” because it is associated with a recent spate of new cases in Singapore. In the UK, 18 XBB compatible samples were sequenced.
Vaccination
Although the variants prove resistant to vaccine-induced immunity, Vaccination is still the best strategy to prevent Covid-19, highlighted the director of Clinical and Emerging Infections at the British health agency, Meera Chand. You also say that the emergence of the two new variants should not generate fear in the population.
“It is not unexpected that new variants of Sars-CoV-2 will emerge. Neither BQ.1 nor XBB have been designated as variants of concern. We are closely monitoring the situation, as always. It remains very important that people take all precautions, doses for the which are eligible as soon as possible, “said the expert.
Pandemic situation
On September 14, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to end the pandemic. “We’re not there yet. But the end is near,” he said at a press conference held in Geneva, Switzerland.
However, cases of coronavirus contamination remain high in some regions of the world, such as Brazil. The country has recorded 3,883 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, for a total of 34,828,749 infected since the beginning of the pandemic, underlines the Coronavirus Brasil organization.
The country also recorded 50 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total death toll to 688,205. The moving average was 70 deaths. The number recorded is 37% higher than the calculation two weeks ago, which shows an upward trend.
On the other hand, vaccination is also advancing in the country. Across Brazil, 182,069,560 people received the first dose of an immunizing agent, equivalent to 84.75% of the Brazilian population.
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