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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

The subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB may somewhat evade prior immunity, however, further research is required

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The omicron sub-variant BQ.1.1 has mutations that may help it to spread and perhaps evade past immunity

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The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

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More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

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More than half of people who are infected with omicron may be unaware they are carrying the virus
A person wearing a mask sits on a tram in Krakow, Poland, in May

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How big a covid-19 wave could omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 cause?

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Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible

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