{"id":472821,"date":"2022-07-11T12:16:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T09:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/india-on-the-lookout-for-new-coronavirus-mutant-raising-concerns\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T09:16:19","slug":"india-on-the-lookout-for-new-coronavirus-mutant-raising-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-on-the-lookout-for-new-coronavirus-mutant-raising-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#India on the lookout for new coronavirus mutant raising concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd29dc9f19\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd29dc9f19\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-on-the-lookout-for-new-coronavirus-mutant-raising-concerns\/#%E2%80%9CIndia_on_the_lookout_for_new_coronavirus_mutant_raising_concerns%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;India on the lookout for new coronavirus mutant raising concerns&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIndia_on_the_lookout_for_new_coronavirus_mutant_raising_concerns%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;India on the lookout for new coronavirus mutant raising concerns&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that\u2019s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say the variant \u2013 called BA.2.75 \u2013 may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It\u2019s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions,\u201d said Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. \u201cBut it does look like, especially in India, the rates of transmission are showing kind of that exponential increase.\u201d Whether it will outcompete BA.5, he said, is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the fact that it has already been detected in many parts of the world even with lower levels of viral surveillance \u201cis an early indication it is spreading,\u201d said Shishi Luo, head of infectious diseases for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helix.com\/pages\/helix-covid-19-surveillance-dashboard\">Helix<\/a>, a company that supplies viral sequencing information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397395698.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A boy receives vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India on April 10, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-22999380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397395698.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397395698.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397395698.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397395698.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A boy receives vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India on April 10, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest mutant has been spotted in several distant states in India, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be spreading faster than other variants there, said Lipi Thukral, a scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi. It\u2019s also been detected in about 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada. Two cases were recently identified on the West Coast of the U.S., and Helix identified a third U.S. case last week.<\/p>\n<p>Fueling experts\u2019 concerns are a large number of mutations separating this new variant from omicron predecessors. Some of those mutations are in areas that relate to the spike protein and could allow the virus to bind onto cells more efficiently, Binnicker said.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern is that the genetic tweaks may make it easier for the virus to skirt past antibodies \u2014 protective proteins made by the body in response to a vaccine or infection from an earlier variant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Indian Christians wearing masks as a precaution against COVID-19 gather for prayers in Kerala state, India, on April 10, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-22999381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP22190397271093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Indian Christians wearing masks as a precaution against COVID-19 gather for prayers in Kerala state, India, on April 10, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But experts say vaccines and boosters are still the best defense against severe COVID-19. In the fall it\u2019s likely the U.S. will see\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/covid-science-health-57a21c137541c97a6eafed41b2497971\">updated formulations<\/a>\u00a0of the vaccine being developed that target more recent omicron strains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome may say, \u2018Well, vaccination and boosting hasn\u2019t prevented people from getting infected.\u2019 And, yes, that is true,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what we have seen is that the rates of people ending up in the hospital and dying have significantly decreased. As more people have been vaccinated, boosted or naturally infected, we are starting to see the background levels of immunity worldwide creep up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It may take several weeks to get a sense of whether the latest omicron mutant may affect the trajectory of the pandemic. Meanwhile Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who studies viruses at India\u2019s Christian Medical College in Vellore, said the growing concern over the variant underlines the need for more sustained efforts to track and trace viruses that combine genetic efforts with real world information about who is getting sick and how badly. \u201cIt is important that surveillance isn\u2019t a start-stop strategy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Luo said BA.2.75 is another reminder that the coronavirus is continually evolving \u2013 and spreading.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to return to pre-pandemic life, but we still need to be careful,\u201d she said. \u201c We need to accept that we\u2019re now living with a higher level of risk than we used to.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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