Topline The mutated version of the omicron Covid variant—known as BA.2 and termed “stealth omicron” by some scientists—has been found in 57 countries, according to the World Health Organization, which said early data indicates it is more infectious than other versions of omicron. The WHO said the omicron BA.2 subvariant accounts for more than half of sequenced omicron cases in … [+] some countries. Getty Images Key Facts Over the last six weeks, the BA.2 subvariant has overtaken the “original” omicron strain, BA.1, as the dominant form of the virus, according to genetic data submitted to GISAID, an open source genome repository, the WHO said. Though BA.1 still makes up more than 9… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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